James Veitch (rugby union)

James Veitch (1862-1917) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

James Veitch

Birth name	James Pringle Veitch
Date of birth	(1862-09-16)16 September 1862
Place of birth	Penicuik, Scotland
Date of death	22 January 1917(1917-01-22) (aged 54)
Place of death	Blackburn, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Royal HSFP () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1881-83 1882-86 Edinburgh District East of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1882-86 Scotland 8 (1 gl, 1 conv)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Royal HSFP.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1883 inter-city match.^[3]

He played for East of Scotland District in the 30 January 1886 match against West of Scotland District.^[4]

International career

He was capped 8 times for Scotland in the period 1882 to 1886.^[5]

Family

He was born to Agnes Pringle and Andrew Veitch.

References

1. "James Pringle Veitch". ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Veitch - Test matches". ESPN scrum.