| Birth name | William Cuthbertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | housemaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
He played for Glasgow District in Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]
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]
He worked as a housemaster and rugby coach at Seaford College, an independent school in West Sussex.[3][6]