Jim Shackleton

Jim Shackleton

Birth name	James Alexander Pirie Shackleton
Date of birth	(1940-04-03)3 April 1940
Place of birth	Assam, India
Date of death	14 September 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 82)
School	Fettes 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.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

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.

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

Provincial career

He played for Blues Trial on 9 February 1963.

He played for Scotland Possibles on 28 December 1963.

International career

Shackleton played for Scotland Schools.

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

Business career

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