Jimmy Tolmie Explained

Jimmy Tolmie
Birth Name:James Murdo Tolmie
Birth Date:20 November 1895
Birth Place:New York City, United States
Ru Position:Wing
Amatyears1:1913–
Amatteam1:Glasgow HSFP
Ru Provinceyears1:1919
Ru Province1:Glasgow District
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1922
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Jimmy Tolmie (20 November 1895 – 9 March 1955) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Tolmie went to the High School of Glasgow from 1907 to 1912.[2]

He played rugby union for Glasgow HSFP from 1913 onwards.[3]

He was noted as a resolute player, showing 'determination to go for the line at whatever cost to himself, his opponents, the corner flag, or the spectators'.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the 1919 inter-city match.[4]

International career

He received one cap for Scotland, in 1922.[5]

His solitary cap came after his clubmate, and rival for the Scotland place, Arthur Browning was injured in a match against Heriots.[2]

Military career

He enlisted soon after the First World War began. He was mentioned twice in despatches.[2]

Family

His father was Murdo Tolmie from Dingwall in Ross-shire, and his mother Elizabeth Masterton (c.1860–1945).[2] He married Isobel Hunter Scott.

Death

He died on 9 March 1955 and is buried in Biggar churchyard in South Lanarkshire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Murdo Tolmie. ESPN scrum.
  2. Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984
  3. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  4. Web site: The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Jimmy Tolmie – Test matches. ESPN scrum.