Jimmy Tolmie (20 November 1895 – 9 March 1955) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Jimmy Tolmie
Birth nameJames Murdo Tolmie
Date of birth(1895-11-20)20 November 1895
Place of birthNew York City, United States
Date of death9 March 1955(1955-03-09) (aged 59)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1913– Glasgow HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1919 Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Tolmie went to the High School of Glasgow from 1907 to 1912.[2]

He played rugby union for Glasgow HSFP from 1913 onwards.[3]

He was noted as a resolute player, showing 'determination to go for the line at whatever cost to himself, his opponents, the corner flag, or the spectators'.[2]

Provincial career

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He played for Glasgow District in the 1919 inter-city match.[4]

International career

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He received one cap for Scotland, in 1922.[5]

His solitary cap came after his clubmate, and rival for the Scotland place, Arthur Browning was injured in a match against Heriots.[2]

Military career

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He enlisted soon after the First World War began. He was mentioned twice in despatches.[2]

Family

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His father was Murdo Tolmie from Dingwall in Ross-shire, and his mother Elizabeth Masterton (c.1860–1945).[2] He married Isobel Hunter Scott.

Death

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He died on 9 March 1955 and is buried in Biggar churchyard in South Lanarkshire.

References

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  1. ^ "James Murdo Tolmie". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c d e Chocolate and Gold. 100 years of rugby. 1884–1984. Glasgow High Kelvinside. 1984
  3. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Jimmy Tolmie – Test matches". ESPN scrum.