James Woodburn

James Woodburn (21 April 1870 – 1 May 1903) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Three-Quarters

James Woodburn

Birth name	James Cowan Woodburn
Date of birth	21 April 1870
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	1 May 1903 (aged 33)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-Quarters Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Kelvinside Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1892 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Woodburn played for Kelvinside Academicals.[1]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 17 December 1892 Inter-City match. This was in the middle of an unbeaten spell in the Inter-City for Glasgow; and Glasgow District won the match by 1 goal & 1 try to 3 tries (in an era when goals were predominate over tries).[2]

International career

Woodburn played one match for Scotland. This was the Home Nations match against Ireland at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 20 February 1892.[3] Scotland won the match 2 - 0.[4]

References

1. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Woodburn - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
4. "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.