Jimmy Dykes (rugby Union)
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James Dykes was a
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Rugby Union career


Amateur career

He also played for
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.


International career

He was capped twenty times for between 1922–29 He played five matches for the Barbarians from 1925 to 1928.


Family

His brother
Andrew Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...
was also capped for Scotland. He was the nephew of
John Dykes John Dykes is a sports television anchor, commentator and journalist based in Singapore. He is best known for hosting "The John Dykes Show" on Disney+ and previously Fox Sports Asia, he was formerly lead anchor for the Premier League's content se ...
, who was also capped for Scotland.


References

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