James Andrew Whitelock Mein
James Mein (1 July 1852 – 2 March 1918) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Academicals in Edinburgh.[1]
| Birth name | James Andrew Whitelock Mein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 March 1918 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kelso, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mein played as a Forward.[2]
He was capped 5 times for Scotland.[3] His debut came in the very first international match in 1871 playing against England at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh.[4] His last test was in the 1875 Home Nations match playing against England at Raeburn Place.[5]
He was capped by Edinburgh District.[6] He appeared in the world's first non-international representative match in 1871; the 'inter-city', the inter-district match between Edinburgh District and Glasgow District
References
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Mein - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- "James Mein - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Mein - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Scotland v England at Edinburgh". ESPN scrum.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Scotland v England at Edinburgh". ESPN scrum.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
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