James_Bishop_(rugby_union)

James Bishop (rugby union)

James Bishop (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

James Bishop (27 December 1867 – 15 January 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bishop played rugby union for Glasgow Academicals.[2][3]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 17 December 1892.[4]

Bishop was then capped for Cities District in their match against Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1892. In Edinburgh circles his selection for this combined Glasgow-Edinburgh side caused quite a stir as they favoured their own players. The Scottish Referee newspaper had this advice:[5]

If J.M. Bishop is at all annoyed at the intelligence that his selection for Glasgow-Edinburgh was questioned, it may comfort him to know that in Glasgow where he is known better the unanimous verdict was that he had not a superior in the Inter-City and that higher honours are deserved by him.

He was also capped by West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893.[6]

International career

Bishop was capped once by Scotland, in 1893.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "George Henry Robb". ESPN scrum.
  2. [2]
    Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. [3]
    "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. [5]
    "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. [6]
    "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. [7]
    "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Bishop - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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