Johnny Johnston (rugby union)
| Birth name | William Graham Stuart Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 May 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 October 1994 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Johnston (31 May 1913 - 4 October 1994) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Johnston played for Cambridge University and then Richmond.[2]
Provincial career[]
He played for the side against the side in the final trial match of the 1937-38 season to determine international selection. He scored a try in a 23-13 win for the Possibles side.[3]
International career[]
He was capped 5 times for Scotland, between 1935 to 1937.[4]
References[]
- ^ "William Graham Stuart Johnston". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19380117/026/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Johnny Johnston - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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