Jack Watherston

Jack Greenshields Watherston (24 August 1909 — 17 November 1990) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Jack Watherston

Full name	Jack Greenshields Watherston
Date of birth	(1909-08-24)24 August 1909
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	17 November 1990(1990-11-17) (aged 81)
Place of death	Roxburghshire, Scotland
School	Sedbergh School
University	Corpus Christi College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1934 Scotland 2 (0)

Born in Edinburgh, Watherston was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.^[1]

A flanker, Watherston gained blues in varsity rugby at Cambridge University. He played his rugby in Scotland for Edinburgh Wanderers and Jedburgh. In 1934, Watherston was capped twice for Scotland during their Home Nations campaign, against Ireland at Murrayfield and England at Twickenham.^[2]

Watherson's daughter Diana was married to British peer Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon. His grandson Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, is a Member of the House of Lords.^[3]

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players

References

1. "Two Cambridge Blues". The Daily Telegraph. 5 November 1931.
2. "Scotland's Team Changes". The Daily Telegraph. 19 February 1934.
3. "Earl of Devon's son to marry". Herald Express. 21 February 1967.

External links

• Jack Watherston at ESPNscrum