Hamish Kemp

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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

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]

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)