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Jim Shackleton

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Jim Shackleton
Birth nameJames Alexander Pirie Shackleton
Date of birth(1940-04-03)3 April 1940
Place of birthAssam, India
Date of death14 September 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 82)
SchoolFettes College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963 Blues Trial ()
1963 Scotland Possibles ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Scotland U16
1959-65 Scotland 7 (3)

Jim Shackleton (4 April 1940 - 14 September 2022) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He normally played at Centre.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Born in India, after the Second World War he arrived in Scotland with his returning parents, and Shackleton went to Fettes College.

Shackleton then played for London Scottish.[2]

He was part of the London Scottish side that won the Middlesex Sevens five times in the 1960s.[3]

Provincial career

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He played for Blues Trial on 9 February 1963.[4]

He played for Scotland Possibles on 28 December 1963.[5]

International career

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Shackleton played for Scotland Schools.[3]

He went on to receive 7 senior caps for Scotland.[6] He scored a try in his last match, the 1965 game against South Africa, in a 8- 5 win for Scotland.[7]

Business career

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He was a consultant in the building trade with the construction company Higgs and Hill.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "James Alexander Pirie Shackleton". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ "Jim Shackleton". September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Anderson, Joe (October 5, 2022). "Jim Shackleton". Scottish Rugby.
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jim Shackleton - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ "Scotland v South Africa". ESPN scrum.