James Veitch (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player

James Veitch

Birth name| James Pringle Veitch

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Date of birth| (1862-09-16)16 September 1862
Place of birth| Penicuik, Scotland
Date of death| 22 January 1917(1917-01-22) (aged 54)
Place of death| Blackburn, England
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Full Back

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
-|  Royal HSFP|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1881-83
1882-86|  Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1882-86|  Scotland|  8|  (1 gl, 1 conv)

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

## Rugby Union career[edit]

### Amateur career[edit]

He played for Royal HSFP.[2]

### Provincial career[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Family[edit]

He was born to Agnes Pringle and Andrew Veitch.

## References[edit]

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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