James Couper was a

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international

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player. He played as a

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland.

Provincial career

Couper played for the Glasgow District in

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International career

He was capped three times for

between 1896-99.

References

Notes

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) 1873 births 1917 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players West of Scotland FC players Rugby union players from Glasgow Glasgow District (rugby union) players People from Erskine Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub