Jim Renwick (born 12 February 1952) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Centre. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Hawick Harlequins and then moved to play for Hawick. Provincial career He played for South of Scotland. He played for Scotland Probables in 1975. International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' against France 'B' in 1971. He went on to earn 52 full senior caps for Scotland. Allan Massie thinks his 1981–82 international season was his best, and describes him as "an individualist rather than a link-man" and that "Indeed, he was often at his most dangerous collecting bad ball, when his ability to accelerate from a standing start, jinking and weaving and ducking under tackles, enabled him to split defences whose wit was not as sharp as his. Renwick was also a fine and consistent place-kicker – although rarely used at international level – a good, if one-footed, kicker from hand, and an excellent drop-kicker (he scored drop-goals against both and in season 1981–82). Despite all this, his game was characterized by a willingness to always to run the ball." A player of precocious talent, Jim Renwick was aged nineteen when he won his first cap against in 1972. It was the first of a then-record 52 appearances for Scotland, and scored eleven tries. He tended to be at his best when playing against , scoring more tries against them than any other country. Richard Bath writes of him that: "The bald pate of Hawick's Jim Renwick was one of the most familiar sights of the 1970s. Although the Borderer's lack of hair made him look a deal older, and at times he was overshadowed by the genius of John Rutherford, Renwick was no journeyman. Staunch in defence, it was in attack where he was at his most effective. A short man, he had the ability to wriggle through tackles and to consistently break the gain line. Renwick announced his presence on the international stage with a try on his debut against France". Renwick was a slightly unorthodox player, and considered suspect in defence in the early part of his career – this saw him left out of the 1977 Lions – although appearances were deceptive. While Renwick never tackled in the classic style, few men got past him; he preferred a high, smothering tackle that also had the benefit of often