John Morton Dykes (15 August 1877 – 12 October 1955) was a Scottish

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and

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Home Nations Championships.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Dykes played as a forward for Clydesdale RFC before moving to London Scottish and Glasgow HSFP.

Provincial career

Dykes also represented Glasgow District. He played in the 7 December 1901 inter-city match against Edinburgh District. Edinburgh won the match 9–3.

International career

Dykes played for the Scottish international rugby union side a total of 10 times (position: Forward), making his debut against Ireland on 18 February 1898 in Belfast. Scotland won the match 8–0; by 2 tries and a conversion. His last match was against England on 15 March 1902 at Inverleith. He was President of the Scottish Rugby Union from 1920 to 1922.

Refereeing career

Dykes refereed the 1919 Inter-City match between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Administrative career

Dykes was

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of the

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for the period 1920 to 1922.

Family

Dykes was born to parents James Dykes and Janet Wilson Murray aka 'Jessie' and had 3 brothers, Alexander, William and James; and 2 sisters, Agnes and Jessie. His brother William Dykes also played rugby union for

Clydesdale Clydesdale is an archaic name for Lanarkshire, a traditional county in Scotland. The name may also refer to: Sports * Clydesdale F.C., a former football club in Glasgow * Clydesdale RFC, Glasgow, a former rugby union club * Clydesdale RFC, South ...

and Glasgow District. His son, John Morton Dykes, was a noted amateur golfer who played in the

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and was the

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champion in 1951. He was the uncle of the brothers, Andrew Dykes and James Dykes who were both Scottish Rugby Union Internationlists.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dykes, John 1877 births 1955 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Clydesdale RFC Glasgow rugby union players London Scottish F.C. players Glasgow HSFP players Rugby union players from Glasgow Scottish rugby union referees Scottish Districts referees Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union Rugby union forwards