Jock King

Jock King (10 April 1925 – 8 September 1982) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. King played as a Hooker.^[1]

Jock King

Birth name	John Hope Fairbairn King
Date of birth	(1925-04-10)10 April 1925
Date of death	8 September 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 57)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Selkirk () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - South () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1953-54 Scotland 4 (0)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

King played for Selkirk.^[2]

King won the unofficial Scottish championship and the Border League with Selkirk in 1952-53 season.^[3]

Provincial career

King represented South.^[4]

International career

King was capped for Scotland 4 times from 1953 to 1954.^[5]

Coaching career

King was to later coach the Selkirk Under 18 side.^[6]

References

1. "John Hope Fairbairn King".
2. "MRS Jones – Your Boy's Done Well".
3. "Obituary: Jim 'Basher' Inglis, rugby internationalist".
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
5. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jock King - Test matches".
6. Connor, Jeff (9 September 2011). Giants Of Scottish Rugby. Random House. ISBN 9781780572888 – via Google Books.