David Whyte (rugby union)

David Whyte (21 February 1940 – 25 November 2021) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a noted Long Jumper and represented Scotland at the sport.[1]

David Whyte
Birth nameDavid James Whyte
Date of birth(1940-02-21)21 February 1940
Place of birthCupar, Scotland
Date of death25 November 2021(2021-11-25) (aged 81)
Place of deathKirkcaldy, Scotland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
SchoolBell Baxter High School
UniversityUniversity of St Andrews
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Howe of Fife
St Andrews University
Oxford University
Edinburgh Wanderers		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- North and Midlands ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
1962-67
1965-67		 Scottish Universities
Barbarians
Scotland

13

(0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Whyte went to primary at Castlehill in Cupar, before moving to Bell Baxter High School. He played for the high school side.[2]

He played a few times for Howe of Fife.[2]

He went to St. Andrews University to study English Language and Literature. He played for the University of St Andrews rugby union side and then captained the side.[2][3]

At Oxford University he studied for a Diploma in Education; and there he earned a blue and played rugby union for Oxford University.[2][3]

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[4][5]

He was part of their Sevens side which won the Miller Cup in the Edinburgh Charity Sevens of 1966, beating Oxford University in the final.[6]

Provincial career

He played for North and Midlands at the school level, before playing for their senior side.[2][5]

International career

He captained the Scottish Universities XV while at St. Andrews and Oxford Universities.[2][5]

He made a Barbarians debut in 1962, before being capped for Scotland.[2][5]

He received 13 caps for Scotland between 1965 and 1967.[7][5]

Athletics career

Amateur career

He represented Dundee Hawkhill Harriers. When he moved to Edinburgh, he then represented the Edinburgh Southern Harriers.[8][5]

International career

He represented both Scotland and Great Britain at the long jump.[8][5]

He won 3 Scottish Championship titles at long jump; and one at triple jump.[8][5]

He won the 1959 British Championship long jump at White City in London.[8][5]

Teaching career

He was a teacher at various schools in Scotland, including Strathallan School in Perthshire; and in 1983 became a rector of Golspie High School in Sutherland. He was a founder member of the East Sutherland Rotary Club.[9][3][8]

Death

In his eighties he moved back to Dunfermline to be closer to his family. He died in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy after a short illness.[9]

References
  1. "David James Whyte". ESPN scrum.
  2. Davidson, Jack (24 December 2021). "Obituary: David Whyte: a dual internationalist in rugby and athletics". The Offside Line.
  3. Bruce, Lindsay. "David Whyte: Death of Cupar-born Scotland rugby player and Golspie headteacher, 81".
  4. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  5. "Obituary: David Whyte, dual internationalist at rugby and athletics and teacher".
  6. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Whyte - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  8. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20211223/281681143200014 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/tribute-paid-following-death-of-former-golspie-high-school-h-258222/
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