Bill Cuthbertson

Bill Cuthbertson

Birth name	William Cuthbertson
Date of birth	(1949-12-06) 6 December 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Kilwinning, Scotland
Occupation(s)	housemaster
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1980 Kilmarnock RFC () 1984 Harlequin F.C. () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1980 Scotland 'B' 1980–84 Scotland 21

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

Amateur 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]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]

International career

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

He worked as a housemaster and rugby coach at Seaford College, an independent school in West Sussex.[3][6]

References

1. McMurtrie, Bill (4 February 1980). "Ireland teach Scots a lesson in teamwork". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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. Smith, Aiden (17 November 2016). "Interview: Bill Cuthbertson on his Crazy win over Australia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. "Player Archive - W. Cuthbertson". Barbarians F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
6. "Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs". www.therugbypaper.co.uk. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.