Robert Whitworth (rugby union)

Robert Whitworth

Birth name	Robert John Eve Whitworth
Date of birth	(1914-07-05)5 July 1914 [1]
Place of birth	New York, United States
Date of death	30 December 2002(2002-12-30) (aged 88)
Place of death	Prestonpans, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - London Scottish. () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1936 Scotland 1 (0)

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

1. "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
2. "Robert John Eve Whitworth". ESPN scrum.
3. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Whitworth - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
5. "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.
6. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.