James Hutton (8 August 1906 – 16 October 1985) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Birth name | James Edward Hutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 August 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 October 1985 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editWhen playing for Kent county he was noted as playing for Westminster Bank.[2]
He played for a Lieutenant Brown's XV against Halifax.[3]
Hutton played for Harlequins.[4][5]
Provincial career
editHe played for Anglo-Scots against Provinces District on 20 December 1930.[7]
Of the Anglos match, the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 22 December 1930 noted:[8]
J. E. Hutton, after a tentative kind beginning, ended by winning the match for his side, and stamped himself a three-quarter of the highest class. His defence and attack were both excellent.
The Dundee Courier noted in the same date:[9]
Hutton has the artistry, and is admirably built for a Centre. The spotlight showed up very few weaknesses in his case.
That performance propelled Hutton into the final trial match on 10 January 1931 where he played for the Scotland Probables side against the Scotland Possibles.
International career
editHe played for Scotland 2 times from 1930 to 1931.[10]
Banking career
editHutton was employed in the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank and played rugby union for their company side;[6] and also captained the United Banks XV.[11]
References
edit- ^ "James Edward Hutton". ESPN scrum.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003142/19281117/151/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help)[clarification needed] - ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
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- ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003528/19291114/052/0012 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help)[clarification needed] - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19301208/169/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help)[clarification needed] - ^ [2] (subscription required)[clarification needed]
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19301222/172/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help)[clarification needed] - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Hutton - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "1931 Lambert & Butler Footballers 1930-1 #44 James Hutton | Trading Card Database". www.tcdb.com.