Jimmie Johnston Explained

Jimmie Johnston
Birth Name:James Johnston
Birth Date:17 September 1925
Birth Place:St Boswells, Scotland
Death Place:Melrose, Scotland
Position:Lock
Amatteam1:Melrose
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1951-52
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:3
Province1:South

James Johnston (17 September 1925 – 7 January 2003) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Johnston played as a Lock.[1]

Rugby career

Amateur career

Johnston played for Melrose.[2]

Provincial career

Johnston led a South team to play against South Africa in 1951-52.[3]

He played in the first Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953-54.[4]

International career

He was capped for 5 times between 1951 and 1952, with 4 caps in Five Nations matches.[5]

Business

He founded Baxter Johnson Oils.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Johnston.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Web site: Rugby mourns Jimmy Johnston.
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmie Johnston - Test matches.