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David Whyte (rugby union)

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David Whyte
Birth nameDavid James Whyte
Date of birth(1940-02-21)21 February 1940
Place of birthCupar, Scotland
Date of death25 November 2021(2021-11-25) (aged 81)
Place of deathKirkcaldy, Scotland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
SchoolBell Baxter High School
UniversityUniversity of St Andrews
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Howe of Fife
St Andrews University
Oxford University
Edinburgh Wanderers
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- North and Midlands ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
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1962-67
1965-67
Scottish Universities
Barbarians
Scotland


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David Whyte (21 February 1940 – 25 November 2021) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a noted Long Jumper and represented Scotland at the sport.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Whyte went to primary at Castlehill in Cupar, before moving to Bell Baxter High School. He played for the high school side.[2]

He played a few times for Howe of Fife.[2]

He went to St. Andrews University to study English Language and Literature. He played for the University of St Andrews rugby union side and then captained the side.[2][3]

At Oxford University he studied for a Diploma in Education; and there he earned a blue and played rugby union for Oxford University.[2][3]

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers.[4][5]

He was part of their Sevens side which won the Miller Cup in the Edinburgh Charity Sevens of 1966, beating Oxford University in the final.[6]

Provincial career

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He played for North and Midlands at the school level, before playing for their senior side.[2][5]

International career

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He captained the Scottish Universities XV while at St. Andrews and Oxford Universities.[2][5]

He made a Barbarians debut in 1962, before being capped for Scotland.[2][5]

He received 13 caps for Scotland between 1965 and 1967.[7][5]

Athletics career

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Amateur career

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He represented Dundee Hawkhill Harriers. When he moved to Edinburgh, he then represented the Edinburgh Southern Harriers.[8][5]

International career

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He represented both Scotland and Great Britain at the long jump.[8][5]

He won 3 Scottish Championship titles at long jump; and one at triple jump.[8][5]

He won the 1959 British Championship long jump at White City in London.[8][5]

Teaching career

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He was a teacher at various schools in Scotland, including Strathallan School in Perthshire; and in 1983 became a rector of Golspie High School in Sutherland. He was a founder member of the East Sutherland Rotary Club.[9][3][8]

Death

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In his eighties he moved back to Dunfermline to be closer to his family. He died in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy after a short illness.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "David James Whyte". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Davidson, Jack (24 December 2021). "Obituary: David Whyte: a dual internationalist in rugby and athletics". The Offside Line.
  3. ^ a b c Bruce, Lindsay (22 December 2021). "David Whyte: Death of Cupar-born Scotland rugby player and Golspie headteacher, 81".
  4. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary: David Whyte, dual internationalist at rugby and athletics and teacher".
  6. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Whyte - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  8. ^ a b c d e https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20211223/281681143200014 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Tribute paid following death of former Golspie High School head master". 25 November 2021.