James Hamilton Calder (born 20 August 1957) is a former
Scotland
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international
rugby union
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player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played club rugby for
Stewart's Melville.
Provincial career
He played for
Edinburgh District. He was part of the side that won the
1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.
This season saw the 34th formal Scottish Inter-District Championship.
Edinburgh District won the competition with four wins.
Midl ...
.
He played for the
Reds Trial
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side in their match against
Blues Trial
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on
3 January 1987.
He played for
Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against
South of Scotland
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.
International career
He received 2 caps for
Scotland 'B' in 1979 to 1980.
His full international debut came in 1981 aged 21 against France. Scotland were on the receiving end of a 16–9 loss. He scored the winning try in Scotland's 21–12 victory over France at Murrayfield in 1984 which gave Scotland its first Grand Slam since 1925.
In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the
British & Irish Lions
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.
Family
His twin brother,
Finlay Calder
Finlay Calder OBE (born 20 August 1957) is a Scotland international former rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Born in Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Stewart's Melville College,
Calder played at open side fla ...
, also played for Scotland and captained the
1989 British Lions tour to Australia
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. The brothers never played in the same Scotland side; Jim Calder won the last of his caps against in March 1985 and Finlay made his debut against in January 1986. Jim won a total of 27 caps, with his career record ending as: Won 12, Lost 13, Drew 2.
His two sons, Duncan and
Lewis
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, have also represented Scotland at U21 level. Duncan, his elder son, retired from the game due to knee problems.
He also has a daughter called Hannah.
References
1957 births
Living people
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
People educated at Stewart's Melville College
Reds Trial players
Rugby union players from Haddington, East Lothian
Scotland 'B' international rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
Scottish rugby union players
Stewart's Melville RFC players
Scottish twins
Scottish Districts (combined) players
Rugby union flankers
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