Johnny Johnston (rugby union)

Johnny Johnston (31 May 1913 - 4 October 1994) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Johnny Johnston
Birth nameWilliam Graham Stuart Johnston
Date of birth(1913-05-31)31 May 1913
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of death4 October 1994(1994-10-04) (aged 81)
Place of deathSurrey, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Cambridge University
Richmond
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938 Scotland Possibles ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935-37 Scotland 5 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Johnston played for Cambridge University and then Richmond.[2]

Provincial career

He played for the Scotland Possibles side against the Scotland Probables side in the final trial match of the 1937-38 season to determine international selection. He scored a try in a 23–13 win for the Possibles side.[3]

International career

He was capped 5 times for Scotland, between 1935 and 1937.[4]

References

  1. "William Graham Stuart Johnston". ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Johnny Johnston - Test matches". ESPN scrum.


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