Ernest James Stewart Michie (7 November 1933 – 13 November 2021) was a Scottish international

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player, who played for and the

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.Godwin, p282 He played at

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McLaren, p81 and his nickname was "Fourteen". He weighed 14 stone.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Michie also played for Aberdeen GSFP,Massie, p132

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, and

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.Jones, p66Bath, p118 His other clubs were London Scottish and the

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while in the Royal Engineers and Highland Rugby Club. He played 10 games for

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in the 1957–58 season.

Provincial career

He represented

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in the first year of the

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in season 1953–54. In subsequent seasons this combined North side (which previously contained Midlands District players) became formally known as

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in the championship. Michie also represented this side.

International career

Michie was on the

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. He was also selected for

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Personal life

He died on 13 November 2021, at the age of 88.1955 Lion Ernie Michie Dies Aged 88
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References

;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) # Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, ) # Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1958) # McLaren, Bill ''Talking of Rugby'' (1991, Stanley Paul, London ) # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) 1933 births 2021 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Aberdeen British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Barbarian F.C. players Langholm RFC players Aberdeen GSFP RFC players Aberdeen University RFC players London Scottish F.C. players People educated at Aberdeen Grammar School North of Scotland (combined side) players North and Midlands players Leicester Tigers players Rugby union locks {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub