Jim Thom

James Robert Thom (22 November 1910 — 13 December 1981) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Jim Thom

Full name	James Robert Thom
Date of birth	(1910-11-22)22 November 1910
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Date of death	13 December 1981(1981-12-13) (aged 71)
Place of death	Morningside, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933 Scotland 3 (0)

Thom was born in Kirkcaldy and educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh.^[1]

A prop, Thom was capped three times for Scotland in the 1933 Home Nations.^[2]

Thom held a forestry degree from the University of Edinburgh. He worked as a conservator and held high ranking positions with the Forestry Commission.^[3] His son, J. Stuart Thom, was the Conservative candidate for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles in the 1974 general election (February), losing to David Steel.^[4]

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players