Bill Cuthbertson
| Birth name | William Cuthbertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | housemaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Cuthbertson (born 6 December 1949) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He won twenty one caps for Scotland playing as a lock.
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
In 1980 he played club rugby for Kilmarnock RFC.[1] He went on to play for Harlequin F.C.[2] He was also known by the nickname "Cubby".[3]
Provincial career[edit]
He played for Glasgow District in Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]
International career[edit]
He was capped by Scotland 'B' twice in 1980.
Cuthbertson’s first international match was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 2 February 1980, where he was one of five new caps.[1] The last of his twenty one caps was against Australia at Murrayfield on 8 December 1984.[2][3]
Between 1981 and 1984 he played eleven matches for Barbarians FC.[5]
Coaching career[edit]
He worked as a housemaster and rugby coach at Seaford College, an independent school in West Sussex.[3][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b McMurtrie, Bill (4 February 1980). "Ireland teach Scots a lesson in teamwork". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b McMurtrie, Bill (10 December 1984). "Laidlaw vows that Grand Slam is still the target". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Smith, Aiden (17 November 2016). "Interview: Bill Cuthbertson on his Crazy win over Australia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Player Archive - W. Cuthbertson". Barbarians F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs". www.therugbypaper.co.uk. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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