James Veitch (rugby union)

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James Veitch
Birth nameJames Pringle Veitch
Date of birth(1862-09-16)16 September 1862
Place of birthPenicuik, Scotland
Date of death22 January 1917(1917-01-22) (aged 54)
Place of deathBlackburn, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1881-83 Edinburgh District ()
1882-86 East of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882-86 Scotland 8

James Veitch (1862-1917) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played for Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District in the 1883 inter-city match.[3]

He played for East of Scotland District in the 30 January 1886 match against West of Scotland District.[4]

International career

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He was capped 8 times for Scotland in the period 1882 to 1886.[5]

Family

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He was born to Agnes Pringle and Andrew Veitch.

References

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  1. ^ "James Pringle Veitch". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Veitch - Test matches". ESPN scrum.



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