William Watherston

William Watherston
Full nameWilliam Rory Andrews Watherston
Born(1933-03-05)5 March 1933
Ford, Midlothian, Scotland
Died6 May 2025(2025-05-06) (aged 92)
Australia
SchoolSherborne School
Rugby union career
Position Wing-forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963 Scotland 3 (0)

William Rory Andrews Watherston (5 March 1933 – 6 May 2025) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Ford, Midlothian, Watherston is the son of a farmer and attended Sherborne School.[2]

Watherston, a wing-forward, played for Edinburgh Wanderers and London Scottish.[3] He won his Scotland call up from the latter, gaining three caps during the 1963 Five Nations, and was also captain of Middlesex.[4]

Watherston later emigrated to Australia. He died there on 6 May 2025, at the age of 92.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Middlesex XV will miss Watherston". Evening Standard. 26 October 1964.
  2. ^ "W. R. A. Watherston". The Scotsman. 2 February 1963.
  3. ^ "Hopes on back". The Scotsman. 12 January 1963.
  4. ^ "Watherston is captain". Herald Express. 8 October 1964.
  5. ^ "Obituaries: Pat MacLachlan and Rory Watherston". Scottish Rugby. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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