James Ross (rugby union)
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James "Jimmy" Ross was a Scottish rugby union
player for . He was one of the first Scottish rugby internationalists to die in the First World War, and fell at Messines
.
He was capped for five times between 1901-3. He also played for London Scottish FC, which he had captained in 1901-2 and 1904-5. His brother Edward Ross
, also gained a single cap in 1904.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for . He was one of the first Scottish rugby internationalists to die in the First World War, and fell at Messines
Battle of Messines
The Battle of Messines was a battle of the Western front of the First World War. It began on 7 June 1917 when the British Second Army under the command of General Herbert Plumer launched an offensive near the village of Mesen in West Flanders, Belgium...
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He was capped for five times between 1901-3. He also played for London Scottish FC, which he had captained in 1901-2 and 1904-5. His brother Edward Ross
Edward Ross (rugby union)
Edward Ross was a Scottish rugby union player.He was capped once for in 1904. He also played for London Scottish FC.He was the brother of James Ross who was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
, also gained a single cap in 1904.