James Huggan

James Laidlaw Huggan (died on 16 September 1914, aged 25) was a Scotland rugby union player. He was killed in World War I[1] at the First Battle of the Aisne.[2] He died two days after Ronald Simson, another Scottish player, who was the first rugby international to die in the conflict, and who was also at the Aisne.[2]

Huggan played for London Scottish RFC, and had taken part in the last rugby international before the war, the Calcutta Cup match at Inverleith (Edinburgh) in March 1914.[2] He scored three tries in that match.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bath, p109
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 An entire team wiped out by the Great War (The Scotsman)

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