James M'William Tennent (7 September 1888 – 20 March 1955) was a Scottish international

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.Bath, p104 Tennent was capped twice for between 1909 and 1910. His most successful match in his international career was against at

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on 22 January 1910, in which he scored three tries.Bath, p72 He also played for

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. Tennent also played for the

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References

;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )

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