William Watherston
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Full nameWilliam Rory Andrews Watherston
Born5 March 1933
Ford, Midlothian, Scotland
Died6 May 2025 (aged 92)
Australia
SchoolSherborne School
| Full name | William Rory Andrews Watherston | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 March 1933 Ford, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2025 (aged 92) Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sherborne School | ||||||||||||||||
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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]