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