James Campbell (rugby union), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Campbell (rugby union)

Canadian-Scottish rugby player

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1858

Place of Birth: Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1902

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James Campbell (rugby union)

  • James Alexander Campbell (1 July 1858 in Lake Athabasca, Canada - 20 June 1902 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a Canadian-born rugby player who represented Scotland at international level.
  • He was capped for Scotland between 1878–81, and he was amongst the youngest player ever to be capped for Scotland - he was nearly twenty years old when he was capped against England on 4 March 1878.Campbell attended Merchiston Castle School, which he was attending when capped in 1878.
  • He made his debut for Scotland in 1878 at the young age of 19.
  • He earned a total of 5 caps for Scotland.
  • For his final three internationals he was playing club rugby for Glasgow Academicals.

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