Robert Whitworth (rugby union)

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Robert Whitworth
Birth nameRobert John Eve Whitworth
Date of birth(1914-07-05)5 July 1914 [1]
Place of birth New York, United States
Date of death30 December 2002(2002-12-30) (aged 88)
Place of death Prestonpans, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- London Scottish. ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(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]

Contents

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]

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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.
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