Rugby player
| Birth name | Robert John Eve Whitworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1914-07-05)5 July 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 December 2002(2002-12-30) (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Prestonpans, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Whitworth (5 July 1914 – 30 December 2002) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Wing position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Whitworth played for London Scottish.
International career
Whitworth was capped by Scotland for just one match. This was the Five Nations match against Ireland at Murrayfield Stadium on 22 February 1936. Ireland won the match 10 - 4.
Despite the defeat, Whitworth acquitted himself well in the match and was noted by The Glasgow Herald as having 'useful runs' throughout.
References
- "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
- "Robert John Eve Whitworth". ESPN scrum.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Whitworth - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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