| Full name | James Graham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Selkirk, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 September 1986 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kelso, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelso High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||
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James Graham (19 June 1902 — 5 September 1986) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]
Graham was born in Selkirk and educated at Kelso High School.[2]
A Kelso farmer, Graham played his rugby as a wing-forward. He was the first Scotland international to come out of Kelso RFC and played for his country from 1926 to 1932, gaining a total of 15 caps. His early matches were as part of an all-Border back row, beside Hawick RFC players Doug Davies and Willie Welsh. In 1934, Graham captained the Barbarian sevens side to the Twickenham sevens title.[3]