Gordon Watt Explained

Gordon Watt
Birth Date:19 December 1916
Occupation:Orthopaedic surgeon
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1947–48
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:0

Alexander Gordon Mitchell Watt (19 December 1916 — 16 April 1982) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Watt, the son of a doctor, attended Dundee High School and Edinburgh Academy, before following his father into medicine with studies at the University of Edinburgh, from which he graduated in 1940.[2]

An orthopaedic surgeon, Watt played rugby briefly after the war until his medical career took priority. He was an Edinburgh Academical forward and was capped six times for Scotland.[3]

Watt was also a Scottish champion in the sport of shooting.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Scotland's Two Changes . . 5 March 1946.
  2. Obituary . . 12 June 1982 . 284 . 1778.
  3. News: They Wear The Thistle . . 1 February 1947.