Jimmy Dykes (rugby union)

James Dykes was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Jimmy Dykes

Birth name	James Carroll Dykes
Date of birth	4 July 1901
Place of birth	Partick, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	3 July 1967 (aged 65)
Place of death	Nairn, Scotland
Notable relative(s)	Andrew Dykes, brother John Dykes, uncle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow Academicals () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1922-29 1925-28 Scotland Barbarians 20 5 (20)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He also played for Glasgow Academicals RFC.[1]

International career

He was capped twenty times for Scotland between 1922-29[1][2]

He played five matches for the Barbarians from 1925 to 1928.[3]

Family

His brother Andrew was also capped for Scotland.[1]

He was the nephew of John Dykes, who was also capped for Scotland.

References

1. Bath, p138
2. "Scotland Player profile: Jimmy Dykes".
3. "Barbarians Player profile: J. C. Dykes".

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)