James Ross (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

For other uses, see James Ross.

Rugby player

Jimmy Ross

Birth name| James Ross

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Date of birth| (1880-02-15)15 February 1880
Place of birth| Rutherford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Date of death| 31 October 1914(1914-10-31) (aged 34)
Place of death| Mesen, Belgium
Rugby union career
| Amateur team(s)

Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1901-03|  London Scottish|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1901|  Provinces District|  |  ()
1901|  Anglo-Scots|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1901–03|  Scotland|  5|
Military career
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Years of service| 1914
Battles/wars| Messines

Jimmy Ross (15 February 1880 – 31 October 1914) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]

## Rugby Union career

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### Amateur career

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He played for London Scottish FC[2] which he had captained in 1901-02 and 1904–05.[3]

### Provincial career

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He played for Provinces District on 12 January 1901.[4]

He played for Anglo-Scots against South of Scotland District on 25 December 1901.[5]

### International career

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He was capped for Scotland five times between 1901 and 1903.[2]

#### International appearances

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Opposition | Score | Result | Date | Venue  | Ref(s)

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Wales | 18–0 | Win | 9 February 1901 | Inverleith | [6]
Ireland | 9–5 | Win | 23 February 1901 | Inverleith | [7]
England | 3–18 | Win | 9 March 1901 | Blackheath | [8]
Wales | 14–5 | Lost | 1 February 1902 | Cardiff | [9]
England | 6–10 | Win | 21 March 1903 | Richmond | [10]

## Military service

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He was one of the first Scottish rugby internationalists to die in the First World War, and fell at Messines.[11]

## Family

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His brother Edward Ross, also gained a single cap in 1904.[2]

## See also

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* List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War

## References

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1. ^ "James Ross". ESPN scrum.
2. ^ a b c d Bath, Richard (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-905326-24-2.
3. ^ "An entire team wiped out by the Great War".
4. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/19010114/044/0003 - via British Newspaper Archive. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19011225/056/0003 - via British Newspaper Archive. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
6. ^ "Scotland v Wales at Inverleith". ESPN scrum.
7. ^ "Scotland v Ireland at Inverleith". ESPN scrum.
8. ^ "England v Scotland at Blackheath". ESPN scrum.
9. ^ "Wales v Scotland at Cardiff". ESPN scrum.
10. ^ "England v Scotland at Richmond". ESPN scrum.
11. ^ McCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 196\. ISBN 978-1473831797.

## External links

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* Commonwealth War Graves database

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Scottish rugby players killed in World War I

* Abercrombie
* Bain
* Bedell-Sivright
* Blair
* Campbell
* Church
* Dickson
* Dods
* Forrest
* Fraser
* Gordon
* Milne Henderson
* Howie
* Huggan
* Hutchison
* Lamond
* Milroy
* Nelson
* Pearson
* Robertson
* A Ross
* J Ross
* Simson
* Steyn
* Sutherland
* Turner
* Wade
* Wallace
* Will
* Wilson
* Young

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