James Campbell
Athlete
1858 – 1902
Who was James Campbell?
James Alexander Campbell 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.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1858
Saskatchewan - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Merchiston Castle School
- Lived in
- Saskatchewan
- Died
- Jun 20, 1902
Winnipeg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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