| Birth name | Ernest James Stewart Michie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 November 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 November 2021 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest James Stewart Michie (7 November 1933 – 13 November 2021) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.[1] He played at Lock[2] and his nickname was "Fourteen".[1] He weighed 14 stone.[2]
Michie also played for Aberdeen GSFP,[3] Langholm RFC,[2] and Aberdeen University.[2][3][4][5] His other clubs were London Scottish and the Army while in the Royal Engineers[1] and Highland Rugby Club. He played 10 games for Leicester Tigers in the 1957–58 season.[6]
He represented North of Scotland in the first year of the Scottish Inter-District Championship in season 1953–54.[7]
In subsequent seasons this combined North side (which previously contained Midlands District players) became formally known as North and Midlands in the championship. Michie also represented this side.[8]
Michie was on the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa.[5] He was also selected for Barbarians.[1]