About William Watherston
Lived 1933 – 2025 (aged 92). William Watherston was an association football player and rugby union player.
William Rory Andrews Watherston (5 March 1933 – 6 May 2025) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born in Ford, Midlothian, Watherston is the son of a farmer and attended Sherborne School.
Watherston, a wing-forward, played for Edinburgh Wanderers and London Scottish. He won his Scotland call up from the latter, gaining three caps during the 1963 Five Nations, and was also captain of Middlesex.
Watherston later emigrated to Australia. He died there on 6 May 2025, at the age of 92.
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rugby player
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William Watherston was born on 5 March 1933.
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William Watherston died on 6 May 2025.
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William Watherston was an association football player and rugby union player.
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