James Finlay was a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Finlay played for . Provincial career Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874. International career He was capped four times for between 1871 and 1875, including the first ever international. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals. Family He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland. They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps. References Sources Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players 1852 births 1930 deaths Rugby union players from Edinburgh Rugby union forwards