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
Watson captained Glasgow District in the Inter-City match against Edinburgh District in 1876.[3]
Watson 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
Watson was President of the SRU from 1880-81.
References
- ^ 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". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Watson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.