Douglas Jackson (rugby union)

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.

Doug Jackson

Full name	William Douglas Jackson
Date of birth	(1941-12-05)5 December 1941
Place of birth	Hawick, Scotland
Date of death	29 January 2018(2018-01-29) (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
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1958–1970 Hawick 242 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–1969 Scotland 8 Coaching career Years Team South of Scotland under-21 team

Early life

He was born on 5 December 1941 in Hawick, Scotland. He was educated at Hawick High School.^[1]

Rugby career

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]