James William Young Kemp, known as Hamish Kemp, (13 February 1933 in Glasgow – 5 June 2002 in Glasgow)[1] was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played at lock/second row.[1]

Hamish Kemp
Birth nameJames William Young Kemp
Date of birth(1933-02-13)13 February 1933
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 69)
Place of deathGlasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954-60 Scotland 27
98th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1984–1985
Preceded byAdam Robson
Succeeded byGeorge Burrell

Rugby Union career edit

Amateur career edit

He played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]

Provincial career edit

He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He won the title with Glasgow District in season 1955-56.[3]

International career edit

He was capped twenty seven times for Scotland between 1954–1960.[1]

Administrative career edit

He became the 98th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1984 to 1985.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c player profile at scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
  2. ^ Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5), p41
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Scottish Rugby" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)