Hamish Kemp

For other uses, see James Kemp.

James William Young Kemp, known as Hamish Kemp, (13 February 1933 in Glasgow – 5 June 2002 in Glasgow)^[1] was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played at lock/second row.^[1]

Hamish Kemp

Birth name	James William Young Kemp
Date of birth	(1933-02-13)13 February 1933
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 69)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow HSFP () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1954-60 Scotland 27
98th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1984–1985
Preceded by	Adam Robson
Succeeded by	George Burrell

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He won the title with Glasgow District in season 1955-56.^[3]

International career

He was capped twenty seven times for Scotland between 1954–1960.^[1]

Administrative career

He became the 98th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1984 to 1985.^[4]

References

1. player profile at scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
2. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5), p41
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. "Scottish Rugby" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)