David Watson (rugby union)
Birth name | David Henry Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 January 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 March 1906 | (aged 52)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1880–1881 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Angus Buchanan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Alexander Petrie |
David Watson (7 January 1854 – 3 March 1906) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Forward position.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Watson played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
Provincial career[]
He captained Glasgow District in the Inter-City match against Edinburgh District in 1876.[3]
He also represented the West of Scotland District.[4]
International career[]
Watson was capped by Scotland for just three matches.[5] His debut was the 1876 match against England at The Oval on 6 March 1876; his final match was also against England the following year at Raeburn Place. The other match was against Ireland in Belfast in 1877.[5]
Referee career[]
Watson became a referee after his playing career ended.[1]
Administrative career[]
He was President of the SRU from 1880-81.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "David Henry Watson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Watson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Categories:
- 1854 births
- Scottish rugby union players
- 1906 deaths
- Glasgow Academicals rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- West of Scotland District (rugby union) players
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Blues Trial players