James Reid was a

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rugby football player.Bath, p137 He was capped five times for between 1874 and 1877. He also played for

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. He was the brother of Charles Reid ("Hippo") who was also capped for Scotland.

References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players East of Scotland District players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub