Charles Nimmo
| Full name | Charles Stuart Nimmo | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 1943 (aged 47) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | George Watson's College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | General practitioner | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Stuart Nimmo (10 June 1895 — 20 February 1943) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born in Edinburgh, Nimmo attended Viewpark School and George Watson's College. He enlisted with the 9th Royal Scots at the beginning of World War I and was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in November, 1914.[1]
Nimmo gained his solitary Scotland cap as a half-back in the 1920 Calcutta Cup match against England at Twickenham, replacing an injured Jake Selby in the line up. He played his club rugby with Selby for Watsonian XV and was captain during their championship-winning 1920–21 season.[2]
A 1921 University of Edinburgh graduate, Nimmo obtained a medical degree and after a short appointment at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary became a general practitioner in Jedburgh in 1922.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Death Of Former Scots Rugby Internationalist". Edinburgh Evening News. 22 February 1943.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Defeat At Twickenham". The Scotsman. 22 March 1920.
- ^ "Death of Dr Charles S. Nimmo, Jedburgh". The Scotsman. 22 February 1943.
External links
[edit]- Charles Nimmo at ESPNscrum
- 1895 births
- 1943 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Watsonians RFC players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- People educated at George Watson's College
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- British military personnel of World War I
- Seaforth Highlanders officers
- Edinburgh University RFC players