Hamish Kemp

Hamish Kemp

Birth name	James William Young Kemp
Date of birth	(1933-02-13)13 February 1933
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 69)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow HSFP () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1954-60 Scotland 27
98th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1984–1985
Preceded by	Adam Robson
Succeeded by	George Burrell

James William Young Kemp, known as Hamish Kemp, (13 February 1933 in Glasgow – 5 June 2002 in Glasgow)[1] was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played at lock/second row.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Glasgow HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He won the title with Glasgow District in season 1955-56.[3]

International career

He was capped twenty seven times for Scotland between 1954–1960.[1]

Administrative career

He became the 98th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1984 to 1985.[4]

References

1. player profile at scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
2. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5), p41
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. "Scottish Rugby" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)