Jimmie Johnston Explained

Jimmie Johnston
Birth Name:	James Johnston
Birth Date:	17 September 1925
Birth Place:	St Boswells, Scotland
Death Place:	Melrose, Scotland
Ru Position:	Lock
Ru Amateuryears:	-
Ru Amateurclubs:	Melrose
Ru Nationalteam:	Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:	1951-52
Ru Nationalcaps:	5
Ru Nationalpoints:	(3)
Ru Province:	South
Ru Provinceyears:	-

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.