Jerry Foster

Robert (Jerry) Amos Foster (7 December 1907 – 17 July 1984) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Prop.[1]

Jerry Foster
Birth nameRobert Amos Foster
Date of birth(1907-12-07)7 December 1907
Place of birthHallrule, Scotland
Date of death17 July 1984(1984-07-17) (aged 76)
Place of deathHawick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Hawick ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930-32 Scotland 4 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played as a forward for Hawick.[2][3]

The former commentator Bill McLaren mentions Foster as one of the Hawick greats that he grew up with:

"I was brought up on stories of the great Scottish players of the twenties, many of whom I never saw play but knew all about... I used to go with my father to see matches at a very early age, the great Hawick heroes including Willie Welsh, Jock Beattie and Jerry Foster, so I had an all-consuming desire to wear the green jersey of Hawick."[4]

Provincial career

He represented South against the North of Scotland on 19 November 1932.[5]

International career

Foster was capped by Scotland 4 times.

He made his debut against Wales in the Five Nations match at Murrayfield Stadium on 1 February 1930.[6]

His last match was the Home Nations match against England at Twickenham on 19 March 1932.[7]

References
  1. "Robert Amos Foster". ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. "Information - Hawick P.S.A. RFC". www.pitchero.com.
  4. McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "Scotland v Wales". ESPN scrum.
  7. "England v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
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