David Whyte

David Whyte (21 February 1940 – 25 November 2021) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a noted Long Jumper and represented Scotland at the sport.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Whyte went to primary at Castlehill in Cupar, before moving to Bell Baxter High School. He played for the high school side.

He played a few times for Howe of Fife.

At Oxford University he studied for a Diploma in Education; and there he earned a blue and played rugby union for Oxford University.

He was part of their Sevens side which won the Miller Cup in the Edinburgh Charity Sevens of 1966, beating Oxford University in the final.

Provincial career

He played for North and Midlands at the school level, before playing for their senior side.

Death

In his eighties he moved back to Dunfermline to be closer to his family. He died in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy after a short illness.