Jock Waters (11 November 1908 - 29 September 1990) was a

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international

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player. He also played one match for the

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.Bath, p118 His regular playing position was Number 8.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Waters played for Selkirk.

Provincial career

Waters first played for the South of Scotland District in November 1931. The ''Southern Reporter'' of 26 November 1931 noted his debut:

Since he joined the team elkirksix seasons ago the Souter captain has held a place in the first XV consistently, and for some time past all who know his worth have felt that a trial was overdue. He must very nearly the heaviest end tallest forward the Borders, if does not head the list, and he is an excellent man in every department of the forward game. Apart from his great personal popularity, is a great leader for the Selkirk pack and excellent skipper. His appearance Saturday, therefore, was the tit-bit of the trial so far as Selkirk was concerned. Some may have been disappointed with his form, but judged from the point of view of solid worth, and not superficial flashiness, fully justified his selection. One feels, however. that was not at his best. The game played, though, was one which did not tend to catch the eye, for he was always in the thick of things and a hard worker throughout, the result being that did not figure in the spectacular type of game which often gives an erroneous impression of a forward’s worth. The South backs were the scoring department at Philiphaugh. and the forwards' job was therefore to do the grinding work for which recognition is often meagre. Waters has certainly merited future trial by his sterling display.

Waters was supposed to play for the Scotland Probables in the first trial match of season 1937-38. The match due on 18 December 1937 was called off due to frost despite the contingency of straw being placed on The Greenyards pitch at Melrose. He did however turn out for the Scotland Probables side for the second and final trial match of that season, on 15 January 1938.

International career

Waters made 16 international appearances for

. Waters was on the 1936 British Lions tour to Argentina but not used. He later went on the

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, playing in one match.

References

;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) 1908 births 1990 deaths South of Scotland District (rugby union) players Scotland Probables players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Selkirk RFC players Rugby union players from Musselburgh Rugby union number eights {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1900s-stub