James McKendrick (rugby union)

James McKendrick (8 August 1864 – 16 October 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

James McKendrick
Birth nameJames Grierson McKendrick
Date of birth(1864-08-08)8 August 1864
Place of birthCarluke, Scotland
Date of death16 August 1938(1938-08-16) (aged 74)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- West of Scotland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1889 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland.

International career

McKendrick was capped just the once for Scotland, in 1889 against Ireland at Belfast.[2]

Family

His father was James Grierson McKendrick (1826-1896), his mother was Margaret Gibson (1826-1906).

He married Caroline Laidlaw (1871-1937) in Edinburgh in 1864. They had 6 children, but not all survived infancy.

References
  1. "James Grierson McKendrick". ESPN scrum.
  2. "Ireland v Scotland". ESPN scrum.


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