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University five years ago, and has since been engaged in hospital work in Bradford, in the Venereal Diseases Department. and the Bacteriological Department of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, and as Resident Medical Officer at East Paoli Hospital, Edinburgh. During the past six months he has been Resident Surgical Officer at St Paul's Hospital for Genito-Urinary Diseases, London. _ . Educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh,‘ Dr Selby played for his . school at cricket and Rugby, and was a member of the Watsonians XV. from 1919 to 1926, and again from 1928 till the end of last season. He also played Rugby for Bradford and Yorkshire in 1926-27. Ile was " capped " against Wales in 1920, his first year of senior football.
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College. and after he left school, played for the Watsonians at scrum half. The regular occupant of the position, Dr C. S. Nimmo, who was the captain at that time, sportingly chose to play stand-off to accommodate Dr Selby. In addition to his two "caps," Dr Selby was also chosen to play against England in 1920, but withdrew from the side because of injury, and Dr Nimmo took his place. Dr Selby had held an executive post for several years in the Queen Mary Hospital, Hong-Kong, and in the late war he was a prisoner of the Japanese. On his release he returned to Hong-Kong, but retired last year and returned to Scotland. Dr Selby accepted a medical post in Cheshire after a holiday.
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the team were J. H. Lindsay (Prenderguest, Ayton), R. F. Thomson, W. McKenzie, B. Turner (Coldstream), A. Sanderson, Alex. C. A. Steven (Berwick), T. Laing (Harrietfield, Kelso), J. Hume, W. S. Black, R. Laidlaw, R. Lyall. J. T. Laing (Harrietfield) and C. W. Calder (West Gordon, Gordon). Dr Selby spent several years in an executive position in the Queen Mary
Hospital. Hong Kong. In the late war he was a prisoner in Jap hands and after the war he returned to his post. He was home on leave in Scotland three years ago. Last year he retired and returned to this country but after a holiday he accepted a medical position in Cheshire.
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DEATH OF FORMER RUGBY `CAP' The death has occurred at
Cheadle-Hulme, Cheshire, of Dr J. A. R. Selby. the former Scottish internationalist, who played at scrum half against Wales and Ireland in 1920. Dr Selby, who was about 50 years of age, was a native of Portpatrick, and was the son of a doctor. He
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A WATSONIAN'S NEW POST. DR J. A. R. SELBY FOR HONG-KONG. J. A. R. Selby, the wcii-known
Edinburgh rugby player and internationalist, has received an appointment as Specialist Medical Officer at Hong-Kong under the Colonial Medical Service, and will sail at an early date.. Dr Selby graduated at
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Jake Selby is now a fully fledged doctor, and it may be that his infrequent appearances on the Rugby this season foreshadows his retirement from the game. Selby who is a
Scottish Rugby Internationalist, is well known in Berwickshire, and has frequently turned out for Kelso Rugby team.
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