John Simson (rugby union)
| Birth name | John Thomas Simson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 October 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 March 1976 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Simson (10 October 1884 – 30 March 1976) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Wing position.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Simson played for Edinburgh University.[2] He later moved to Watsonians.[3]
Provincial career
[edit]He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1906.[4]
International career
[edit]Simson was capped by Scotland for 7 matches.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Thomas Simson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Simson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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