William Blackadder

William Blackadder (2 April 1915 – 16 September 1990) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a wing.[1]

William Blackadder
Birth nameWilliam Francis Blackadder
Date of birth(1913-01-23)23 January 1913
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death27 November 1997(1997-11-27) (aged 84)
Place of deathDarlington, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scottish Wayfarers
West of Scotland
Co-Optimists
Newcastle Northern		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938
1938-39		 Scotland Probables
Scotland Possibles
Northumberland		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1938 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

In 1933 he was playing for the Scottish Wayfarers.[2]

Blackadder played for West of Scotland.[3]

In April 1938 he played for the representative side Co-Optimists.[4]

He then moved to play for Newcastle Northern.[5][6]

Provincial career

Blackadder started for the Scotland Probables side for the second and final trial match of that season, on 15 January 1938. He switched to play for the Scotland Possibles in the second half.[7]

He played for Scotland Possibles in January 1939, then playing for Newcastle Northern.[5]

While he was playing for Newcastle Northern he represented Northumberland county.[8]

International career

Blackadder was capped by Scotland just the once, in 1938.[9][10]

References
  1. "William Francis Blackadder". ESPN scrum.
  2. "Dundee Courier; British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  4. "Jedburgh Gazette; British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Blackadder - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  10. "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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