Jake Borthwick

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Jake Borthwick
Birth nameJake Bishop Borthwick
Date of birth(1912-07-29)29 July 1912
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death25 November 2008(2008-11-25) (aged 96)
Place of death Galashiels, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Stewart's College FP ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1938 Scotland 2 (0)

Jake Borthwick (29 July 1912 – 25 November 2008) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Stewart's College FP. [2]

Provincial career

He represented Edinburgh District. [3]

International career

He was capped twice for Scotland in 1938. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "John Bishop Borthwick".
  2. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jake Borthwick - Test matches".


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