Billy Hunter (rugby union)
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| Birth name | William John Ferguson Hunter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 September 2016 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100.5 kg (15 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Billy Hunter (5 June 1934 – 20 September 2016) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a lock.[1]
Amateur career
He played rugby for Hawick High School before joining Hawick PSA and then Hawick Linden.[2]
Hunter then joined and played for Hawick from 1952.[3]
He went on to captain the side.[4]
Provincial career
He first represented the Scottish Border XV in their match against Scottish Universities in 1958.[4]
He played for South of Scotland District.[5] He was part of the South side that beat Australia.[4]
He was part of the North-South Provinces District side that beat Canada in 1962, scoring a try in the match.[6]
He played for the Whites Trial side in their matches against the Blues Trial to determine international selection. He turned out for Whites in their 1st[7] and 3rd[8] trial matches in 1962-63 season.
International career
He was capped 7 times for Scotland.[9] He was part of the Scotland side that drew 0-0 with New Zealand.[4]
He played for Barbarians.[2]