David Watson (rugby union) explained

David Watson

Birth Name:

David Henry Watson

Birth Date:

7 January 1854

Birth Place:

Glasgow, Scotland

Position:

Forward

Province1:

Glasgow District

Province2:

West of Scotland District

Repteam1:

Scotland

Repcaps1:

Reppoints1:

Repyears1:

1876-77

Amatteam1:

Glasgow Academicals

Module2:

Embed:	yes
Office:	President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start:	1880
Term End:	1881
Order:	8th

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.

Notes and References

Web site: David Henry Watson. ESPN scrum.
The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Watson - Test matches. ESPN scrum.