Jim Inglis

Jim Inglis (20 March 1928 – 20 November 2015) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a Prop.[1]

Jim Inglis

Birth name	James Messer Inglis
Date of birth	20 March 1928
Place of birth	Selkirk, Scotland
Date of death	20 November 2015 (aged 87)
Place of death	Selkirk, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1945-57 Selkirk King's Own Scottish Borderers () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - South Co-Optimists Scottish Borders () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1952 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Inglis played for Selkirk.[2]

He won the unofficial Scottish championship with Selkirk in the 1952-53 season as well as winning the Border League.[3]

During his time with the KOSB he played for their rugby side.[4]

Provincial career

Inglis represented South. He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship in its first season; 1953-54.[5]

He was also selected for the Co-Optimists and the Scottish Borderers.[3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland once, in 1952, in the Five Nations Calcutta Cup match against England.[6]

Administration

Inglis became President of Selkirk rugby club and the Border League.[7]

He received the Spirit of Rugby award in 2015, shortly before his death.[7][8]

Outside of rugby

Inglis served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[4]

For a short period he became a goalkeeper for Selkirk F.C..[4]

References

1. "James Messer Inglis".
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. "Obituary: Jim 'Basher' Inglis, rugby internationalist".
4. "Jim Inglis".
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Inglis - Test matches".
7. "Jim 'Basher' Inglis - Scottish Rugby Union".
8. "Tribute paid to Selkirk rugby hero Jim 'Basher' Inglis". BBC News. 24 November 2015.