Bill Cuthbertson

Bill Cuthbertson
Birth name William Cuthbertson
Date of birth (1949-12-06) 6 December 1949
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Occupation(s) housemaster
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980
1984		 Kilmarnock RFC
Harlequin F.C.		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–1984 Scotland 21 ()

William Cuthbertson (born 6 December 1949) is a Scottish former rugby player who won twenty one caps for Scotland playing as a lock.

Club career

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]

International career

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.[4]

He worked as a housemaster and rugby coach at Seaford College, an independent school in West Sussex.[3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 McMurtrie, Bill (4 February 1980). "Ireland teach Scots a lesson in teamwork". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 McMurtrie, Bill (10 December 1984). "Laidlaw vows that Grand Slam is still the target". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Aiden (17 November 2016). "Interview: Bill Cuthbertson on his Crazy win over Australia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Player Archive - W. Cuthbertson". Barbarians F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "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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