Jim Shackleton

Jim Shackleton (4 April 1940 - 14 September 2022) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He normally played at Centre.[1]

Jim Shackleton
Birth nameJames Alexander Pirie Shackleton
Date of birth(1940-04-03)3 April 1940
Place of birthAssam, India
Date of death14 September 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 82)
SchoolFettes College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963
1963		 Blues Trial
Scotland Possibles		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)

1959-65		 Scotland U16
Scotland
7
(3)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Born in India, after the Second World War he arrived in Scotland with his returning parents, and Shackleton went to Fettes College.

Shackleton then played for London Scottish.[2]

He was part of the London Scottish side that won the Middlesex Sevens five times in the 1960s.[3]

Provincial career

He played for Blues Trial on 9 February 1963.[4]

He played for Scotland Possibles on 28 December 1963.[5]

International career

Shackleton played for Scotland Schools.[3]

He went on to receive 7 senior caps for Scotland.[6] He scored a try in his last match, the 1965 game against South Africa, in a 8- 5 win for Scotland.[7]

Business career

He was a consultant in the building trade with the construction company Higgs and Hill.[3]

References
  1. "James Alexander Pirie Shackleton". ESPN scrum.
  2. "Jim Shackleton". September 19, 2022.
  3. Anderson, Joe (October 5, 2022). "Jim Shackleton". Scottish Rugby.
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Shackleton - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. "Scotland v South Africa". ESPN scrum.
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