Full name | William Douglas Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 December 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 January 2018 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hawick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Douglas Jackson (5 December 1941 – 29 January 2018) was a Scottish rugby union player. He played on the wing for Hawick and won 8 international caps representing the Scotland national rugby union team.
He was born on 5 December 1941 in Hawick, Scotland. He was educated at Hawick High School. [1]
Jackson made his debut for Hawick in 1958. He was a winger who stood 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 12 stones. In the 1969–70 season he scored 29 tries and equalled the club record. [1]
His first international appearance was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 22 February 1964. [2] His last test appearance for Scotland was against England at Twickenham on 15 March 1969.
He was later the manager of the South of Scotland under-21 team. [1] At Hawick he was President and Sevens convener. [1] He was director of Rugby at Hawick for a few years, until 2012. [3] [4]
He died on 29 January 2018 in Borders General Hospital, Melrose, aged 76. [5]
Full name | William Douglas Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 December 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 January 2018 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hawick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Douglas Jackson (5 December 1941 – 29 January 2018) was a Scottish rugby union player. He played on the wing for Hawick and won 8 international caps representing the Scotland national rugby union team.
He was born on 5 December 1941 in Hawick, Scotland. He was educated at Hawick High School. [1]
Jackson made his debut for Hawick in 1958. He was a winger who stood 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 12 stones. In the 1969–70 season he scored 29 tries and equalled the club record. [1]
His first international appearance was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 22 February 1964. [2] His last test appearance for Scotland was against England at Twickenham on 15 March 1969.
He was later the manager of the South of Scotland under-21 team. [1] At Hawick he was President and Sevens convener. [1] He was director of Rugby at Hawick for a few years, until 2012. [3] [4]
He died on 29 January 2018 in Borders General Hospital, Melrose, aged 76. [5]