James Campbell (rugby union)

For other uses, see James Campbell.

Not to be confused with John Argentine Campbell.

James Alexander Campbell (1 July 1858 – 19 June 1902) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

James Campbell

Birth name	James Alexander Campbell
Date of birth	(1858-07-01)1 July 1858
Place of birth	Lake Athabasca, British North America
Date of death	19 June 1902(1902-06-19) (aged 43)
Place of death	Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
School	Merchiston Castle School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Merchistonians () – Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1880 Glasgow District () 1881 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1878-81 Scotland 5 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Campbell attended Merchiston Castle School, which he was attending when capped in 1878.^[2]

For his final three internationals he was playing club rugby for Glasgow Academicals.

Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District for the inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 4 December 1880.^[3]

He was capped by West of Scotland District for their match against East of Scotland District on 5 February 1881.^[4]

International career

He made his debut for Scotland in 1878 at the young age of 19.

He was capped for Scotland between 1878 and 1881,^[5] and he was amongst the youngest player ever to be capped for Scotland – he was nearly twenty years old when he was capped against England on 4 March 1878.^[2]

He earned a total of 5 caps for Scotland.