David Watson (7 January 1854 – 3 March 1906) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Forward position.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Watson played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]

Provincial career

Watson captained Glasgow District in the Inter-City match against Edinburgh District in 1876.[3]

Watson also represented the West of Scotland District.[4]

International career

Watson was capped by Scotland for just three matches.[5] His debut was the 1876 match against England at The Oval on 6 March 1876; his final match was also against England the following year at Raeburn Place. The other match was against Ireland in Belfast in 1877.[5]

Referee career

Watson became a referee after his playing career ended.[1]

Administrative career

Watson was President of the SRU from 1880-81.

References

  1. ^ a b "David Henry Watson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Watson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Watson_(rugby_union)
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