Hamish Dawson
| Full name | James Cooper Dawson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
Glasgow Academy Strathallan School |
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| University | Queens College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | chartered accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock/Prop | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1947-1953 |
 Scotland
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20 | (3) |
James 'Hamish' Cooper Dawson (29 October 1925 – 19 October 2007) was a rugby union international who represented Scotland from 1947 to 1953 gaining 20 caps.
Dawson was educated at Glasgow Academy, Strathallan School in Perthshire and Queens College, Oxford. He was a talented all-round sportsman, particularly swimming, cricket and rugby. Dawson received a blue for Oxford University RFC, playing against Cambridge University RFC in the 1943-44 season.
In 1943 he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, initially serving as a midshipman based at HMS King Alfred and then transferring to HMS Ulysses (R69) in the British Pacific Fleet. Dawson then served as a sub-lieutenant on a minesweeper in Hong Kong until December 1946. After the war, he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1948 and played club rugby for Glasgow Academicals RFC, London Scottish FC and the Barbarians FC.
Dawson made his debut for Scotland in a 16-7 loss to Australia at Murrayfield during their 1947-48 tour of Great Britain, one of eight new Scotland caps that day. His first three caps were played at lock, which included a 9-8 victory over France at Murrayfield and a 14-0 loss to Wales in Cardiff in the 1948 Five Nations Championship.
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