HRFC mourns the passing of Jimmy Wilson.

Jimmy played for the club in the late 1960s and also through most of the 1970s, and was one of our greatest captains.

He was part of the great three quarter lines of the 1970s with the likes of Ronnie Skea, Johnny Walker, Vic Dobbs and Colin Young, a very good sevens player, and also coached at several levels.

He was Captain in Seasons 72/73, 73/74 and again in 75/76, with his captaincy described as “unique” in his first appointment and “even more unique” in his second, reflecting a strong willed, and deep thinking man, on and off the field. His captaincy brought promotion in the inaugural national league season of 73/74 and the 3rd Division Championship in 75/76, when famously HRFC had to beat Championship rivals Leith by seven points at Neilson Park and won a heroic battle 7-0.

Our thoughts are with his family, funeral details to follow.