Bill Cuthbertson
Birth nameWilliam Cuthbertson
Date of birth (1949-12-06) 6 December 1949
Place of birthKilwinning, Scotland
Occupation(s)housemaster
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980
1984		 Kilmarnock RFC
Harlequin F.C.		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980
1980–84		 Scotland 'B'
Scotland
21

William Cuthbertson (born 6 December 1949) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He won twenty one caps for Scotland playing as a lock.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

In 1980 he played club rugby for Kilmarnock RFC.[1] He went on to play for Harlequin F.C.[2] He was also known by the nickname "Cubby".[3]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District in Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' twice in 1980.

Cuthbertson’s first international match was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 2 February 1980, where he was one of five new caps.[1] The last of his twenty one caps was against Australia at Murrayfield on 8 December 1984.[2][3]

Between 1981 and 1984 he played eleven matches for Barbarians FC.[5]

Coaching career

He worked as a housemaster and rugby coach at Seaford College, an independent school in West Sussex.[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 McMurtrie, Bill (4 February 1980). "Ireland teach Scots a lesson in teamwork". The Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 McMurtrie, Bill (10 December 1984). "Laidlaw vows that Grand Slam is still the target". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Aiden (17 November 2016). "Interview: Bill Cuthbertson on his Crazy win over Australia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ↑ "Player Archive - W. Cuthbertson". Barbarians F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs". www.therugbypaper.co.uk. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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