James Finlay

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James Finlay

Birth name	James Fairbairn Finlay
Date of birth	(1852-04-08)8 April 1852
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	25 January 1930(1930-01-25) (aged 77)
Place of death	Guildford, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1872-74 Edinburgh District 5 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1871-75 Scotland 4 ((1 try))

Scotland's First National Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh, Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try

James Finlay (8 April 1852 – 25 January 1930) was a Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Finlay played for Edinburgh Academicals.

Provincial career

Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874.

International career

Finlay was capped four times for Scotland between 1871 and 1875, including the first ever international. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.

Family

He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland. They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against England at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.

References

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)