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Jim Inglis
Jim Inglis (20 March 1928 – 20 November 2015) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a Prop. Rugby union career Amateur career Inglis played for Selkirk. Inglis won the unofficial Scottish championship with Selkirk in the 1952-53 season as well as winning the Border League. During his time with the KOSB he played for their rugby side. Provincial career Inglis represented South. He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship in its first season; 1953-54. Inglis was also selected for the Co-Optimists and the Scottish Borderers. International career Inglis was capped for once, in 1952, in the Five Nations Calcutta Cup match against . Administration Inglis became President of Selkirk rugby club and the Border League. Inglis received the Spirit of Rugby award in 2015, shortly before his death. Outside of rugby Inglis served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers. For a short period he became a goalkeeper for Selkirk F.C. Selk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed. The people of the town are known as Souters, which means cobblers (shoe makers and menders). At the time of the 2011 census, Selkirk's population was 5,784. History Selkirk was formerly the county town of Selkirkshire. Selkirk is one of the oldest Royal Burghs in Scotland and is the site of the earliest settlements in what is now the Scottish Borders. The town's name means "church by the hall" from the Old English ''sele'' ("hall" or "manor") and ''cirice'' ("church"). Selkirk was the site of the first Borders abbey, a community of Tironensian monks who moved to Kelso Abbey during the reign of King David I. In 1113, King David I granted Selkirk large amounts of land. William Wallace was declared guardian of Scotland in the town at the Kirk o' the Forest in 1297. Selkirk sent a contingent of 80 men to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
