Jimmy Carmichael (rugby union)

Jimmy Carmichael (22 March 1900 – 4 January 1990) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Jimmy Carmichael
Birth nameJames Howden Carmichael
Date of birth(1900-03-22)22 March 1900
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death4 January 1990(1990-01-04) (aged 89)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Watsonians ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921 Scotland 3 (0)

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He played rugby union for Watsonians.[2]

Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District in the 1920 inter-city match.[3]

International career

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He received 3 caps for Scotland in 1921.[4]

Family

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He was born to Duncan Smith Carmichael (1870-1933) and Jane Ann Jackson Howden (1873-1947). He married Vera Margaret Wood Hawks (1900-1990) in 1926.[citation needed]

His son Dennis also played for Watsonians. He is a noted administrator for the club, a former president, and Team Secretary and Honorary President.[5] He won a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SRU.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "James Howden Carmichael". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jimmy Carmichael - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  5. ^ "dennis-is-simply-a-watsonian-football-club-legend ""Dennis is simply a Watsonian Football Club legend"". Watsonians RFC.
  6. ^ "Community Recognition Awards 2021 - East Region Winners". Scottish Rugby Union.