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Robert Lindsay-Watson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1886-10-04)4 October 1886
Hawick, Scotland
Died26 January 1956(1956-01-26) (aged 69)
Hawick, Scotland
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Hawick ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911 South of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1909 Scotland 1 (3)

Robert Lindsay-Watson (4 October 1886 – 26 January 1956) was a Scotland international rugby union player and an Olympic athlete.[1][2]

Athletics career

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He was schooled at Glenalmond College Perth, Trinity College Cambridge and St. Mary's School, Melrose. The Southern Reporter of 23 July 1908 said of Lindsay-Watson:[3]

Robert Lindsay Watson might said to be St. Mary's representative in the Olympic Games in London, as he is one of the team of Scottish Athletes.

He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[4] Prior to the Games he finished second third Simon Gillis in the hammer throw event at the 1908 AAA Championships.[5][6]

Rugby Union career

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He played for South of Scotland District in their match against North of Scotland District on 9 December 1911.[7]

He was capped by Scotland once, in 1909.[8]

Administrative career

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He became President of the Hawick club when his playing days ended.[9]

Military career

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He joined the 10th Gordon Highlanders and fought in the First World War. The Edinburgh Evening News reported a number of Borders Rugby players either killed or injured on 30 September 1915:[10]

LIEUT. R. H. LINDSAY WATSON.
Lieut. Robert H. Lindsay Watson, of the 10th Gordon Highlanders, son of T. Lindsay Watson, tweed manufacturer, Hawick, has been wounded action in Flanders. He is the well known Rugby footballer.

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Hamilton Lindsay-Watson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ "Robert Lindsay-Watson". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Lindsay-Watson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 July 1908. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Lindsay-Watson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Register". Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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