Jerry Foster Explained

Jerry Foster
Birth Name:Robert Amos Foster
Birth Date:7 December 1907
Birth Place:Hallrule, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Death Place:Hawick, Scotland
Ru Position:Prop
Amatyears1:-
Ru Provinceyears1:-
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1930-32
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

Robert (Jerry) Amos Foster (7 December 1907 – 17 July 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Prop.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played as a forward for Hawick.[2] [3]

The former commentator Bill McLaren mentions Foster as one of the Hawick greats that he grew up with:

"I was brought up on stories of the great Scottish players of the twenties, many of whom I never saw play but knew all about... I used to go with my father to see matches at a very early age, the great Hawick heroes including Willie Welsh, Jock Beattie and Jerry Foster, so I had an all-consuming desire to wear the green jersey of Hawick."[4]

Provincial career

He represented South against the North of Scotland on 19 November 1932.[5]

International career

Foster was capped by Scotland 4 times.

He made his debut against Wales in the Five Nations match at Murrayfield Stadium on 1 February 1930.[6]

His last match was the Home Nations match against England at Twickenham on 19 March 1932.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Amos Foster. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. Web site: Information - Hawick P.S.A. RFC. www.pitchero.com.
  4. McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London)
  5. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  6. Web site: Scotland v Wales. ESPN scrum.
  7. Web site: England v Scotland. ESPN scrum.