Johnny Johnston (rugby union)

Johnny Johnston

Birth name	William Graham Stuart Johnston
Date of birth	(1913-05-31)31 May 1913
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	4 October 1994(1994-10-04) (aged 81)
Place of death	Surrey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Cambridge University () – Richmond () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1938 Scotland Possibles () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1935-37 Scotland 5 (0)

Johnny Johnston (31 May 1913 - 4 October 1994) was a Scotland international rugby union player. ^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Johnston played for Cambridge University and then Richmond. ^[2]

Provincial career

He played for the Scotland Possibles side against the Scotland Probables side in the final trial match of the 1937-38 season to determine international selection. He scored a try in a 23–13 win for the Possibles side. ^[3]

International career

He was capped 5 times for Scotland, between 1935 and 1937. ^[4]

References

1. "William Graham Stuart Johnston". ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Johnny Johnston - Test matches". ESPN scrum.