Doug Jackson | |
Fullname: | William Douglas Jackson |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1941 |
Birth Place: | Hawick, Scotland |
Death Place: | Melrose, Scotland |
Weight: | 76kg (168lb) |
School: | Hawick High School |
Position: | Wing |
Years1: | 1958–1970 |
Clubs1: | Hawick |
Apps1: | 242 |
Repyears1: | 1964–1969 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Coachteams1: | South of Scotland under-21 team |
William Douglas Jackson (5 December 1941 – 29 January 2018) was a Scottish rugby union player. He played on the wing for Hawick and won 8 international caps representing the Scotland national rugby union team.
He was born on 5 December 1941 in Hawick, Scotland. He was educated at Hawick High School.[1]
Jackson made his debut for Hawick in 1958. He was a winger who stood 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 12 stones. In the 1969–70 season he scored 29 tries and equalled the club record.[1]
His first international appearance was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 22 February 1964.[2] His last test appearance for Scotland was against England at Twickenham on 15 March 1969.
He was later the manager of the South of Scotland under-21 team.[1] At Hawick he was President and Sevens convener.[1] He was director of Rugby at Hawick for a few years, until 2012.[3] [4]
He died on 29 January 2018 in Borders General Hospital, Melrose, aged 76.[5]