Jimmy Gossman
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| Birth name | James Stockbridge Gossman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Bryan Gossman, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Gossman (born 25 September 1955) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He played for West of Scotland FC.[2][3]
He played for a Saltires side in the Melrose Sevens in 1980; they beat Clarkston in the First Round 22–14, and beat Cambuslang 24–0 in the Second Round, but were beaten in the semi-finals by Melrose 20–10.[4]
Provincial career
[edit]He played for Glasgow District.[5]
International career
[edit]He was capped for Scotland 'B' twice, his first cap against Ireland 'B' on 1 December 1979.[3]
He was capped for Scotland once in 1980, against England.[2][6]
Family
[edit]His brother Bryan Gossman was also capped for Scotland.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Stockbridge Gossman". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c d Bath, p138
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003423/19800404/070/0070 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Jim Gossman – Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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