James Campbell Rugby player

James Alexander Campbell (1 July 1858 in Lake Athabasca, Canada - 20 June 1902 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a Canadian-born rugby player who represented Scotland at international level. He was capped for Scotland between 1878–81, and he was amongst the youngest player ever to be capped for Scotland - he was around twenty years old when he was capped against England on 4 March 1878.Campbell attended Merchiston Castle School, which he was attending when capped in 1878. He made his debut for Scotland in 1878 at the young age of 19. He earned a total of 5 caps for Scotland. For his final three internationals he was playing club rugby for Glasgow Academicals.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 01, 1858
Birth place
Saskatchewan , Canada
Date of deathJune 20, 1902
Place of death
Winnipeg , Canada
School
Merchiston Castle School

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