Bill Weston (rugby union)

Bill Weston

Full name	William Henry Weston
Date of birth	(1904-12-21)21 December 1904
Place of birth	Potterspury, England
Date of death	5 January 1987(1987-01-05) (aged 82)
Place of death	Towcester, England
School	Oakham School
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–38 Northampton 390 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933–38 England 16 (0) 1936 British Lions

William Henry Weston (21 December 1904 – 5 January 1987) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Born in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, Weston was the son of farmer Harry Weston, an ex-England forward. He attended Oakham School and at age 18 made his debut for Northampton, where he spent his entire career.[2]

Weston was capped 16 times for England during the 1930s as a blind-side wing-forward, which included the 1934 and 1937 Home Nations triple crowns, as well as a historic maiden win over the All Blacks on home soil in 1936. He toured Argentina with the 1936 British Lions and appeared in all but one of the fixtures.[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players
• List of British & Irish Lions players

References

1. "W. H. Weston's Retirement". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 April 1938.
2. "Billy Weston (Flanker)". Northampton Saints.
3. Swanton, E. W. (24 January 1987). "16 England caps on wing". The Daily Telegraph.

External links

• Bill Weston at ESPNscrum