Full name | James Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | St Boswells, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 January 2003 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Lock | ||
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Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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Provincial / State sides | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1951-52 | 5 | (3) |
James Johnston (17 September 1925 – 7 January 2003) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. Johnston played as a Lock.
Johnston played for Melrose.
Johnston led a South team to play against South Africa in 1951-52.
He played in the first Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953-54.
He was capped for Scotland 5 times between 1951 and 1952, with 4 caps in Five Nations matches.
He founded Baxter Johnson Oils.