Robert Whitworth (rugby union)
| Birth name | Robert John Eve Whitworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1914[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 December 2002 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Whitworth (5 July 1914 – 30 December 2002) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Wing position.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Whitworth played for London Scottish.[3]
International career
Whitworth was capped by Scotland for just one match.[4] This was the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 22 February 1936. Ireland won the match 10 - 4.[5]
Despite the defeat, Whitworth acquitted himself well in the match and was noted by The Glasgow Herald as having 'useful runs' throughout.[6]
References
- ^ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Robert John Eve Whitworth". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Whitworth - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.