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'''Jock King''' (10 April 1925 - 8 September 1982) is a former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player. King played as a [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/5645.html|title=John Hope Fairbairn King|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Jock King''' (10 April 1925 8 September 1982) is a former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player. King played as a [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/5645.html|title=John Hope Fairbairn King|publisher=}}</ref>


==Rugby union career==
==Rugby union career==

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Jock King
Birth nameJohn Hope Fairbairn King
Date of birth(1925-04-10)10 April 1925
Date of death8 September 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 57)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953-54 4 (0)

Jock King (10 April 1925 – 8 September 1982) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. King played as a Hooker.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

King played for Selkirk.[2]

He won the unofficial Scottish championship and the Border League with Selkirk in 1952-53 season.[3]

Provincial career

King represented South.[4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 4 times from 1953 to 1954.[5]

Coaching career

King was to later coach the Selkirk Under 18 side.[6]

References

  1. ^ "John Hope Fairbairn King".
  2. ^ "MRS Jones – Your Boy's Done Well".
  3. ^ "Obituary: Jim 'Basher' Inglis, rugby internationalist".
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jock King - Test matches".
  6. ^ Connor, Jeff (9 September 2011). "Giants Of Scottish Rugby". Random House – via Google Books.