Ninian Finlay
| Birth name | Ninian Jamieson Finlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 January 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 March 1936 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ninian Jamieson Finlay (31 January 1858 – 7 March 1936) was an international rugby player for Scotland. He played nine caps for Scotland between 1875 – 1881. He is generally considered to be the youngest player ever to play for Scotland. He was seventeen years and thirty six days old when he played his first cap against England on 8 March 1875. He eagerly competes for this record against Charles Reid, who was the same age when he played his first cap. Reid, however, was a day older because of an extra leap year day when he capped in 1881.