Jack Watherston


Jack Greenshields Watherston was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born in Edinburgh, Watherston was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
A flanker, Watherston gained blues in varsity rugby at Cambridge University. He played his rugby in Scotland for Edinburgh Wanderers and Jedburgh. In 1934, Watherston was capped twice for Scotland during their Home Nations campaign, against Ireland at Murrayfield and England at Twickenham.
Watherson's daughter Diana was married to British peer Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon. His grandson Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, is a Member of the House of Lords.