Johnny Johnston (rugby union) explained

Johnny Johnston
Birth Date:	31 May 1913
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	Surrey, England
Ru Position:	Wing
Ru Amateuryears:	-
Ru Amateurclubs:	Cambridge University Richmond
Ru Provinceyears:	1938
Ru Nationalteam:	Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:	1935-37
Ru Nationalcaps:	5
Ru Nationalpoints:	(0)

Johnny Johnston (31 May 1913 - 4 October 1994) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Johnston played for Cambridge University and then Richmond.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for the Scotland Possibles side against the Scotland Probables side in the final trial match of the 1937-38 season to determine international selection. He scored a try in a 23–13 win for the Possibles side.^[3]

International career

He was capped 5 times for Scotland, between 1935 and 1937.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Graham Stuart Johnston. ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
4. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Johnny Johnston - Test matches. ESPN scrum.