William Gibson (rugby union)

Scotland international rugby union player

Rugby player

William Gibson

Birth name| William Ross Gibson

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Date of birth| (1865-01-02)2 January 1865
Place of birth| Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death| 2 January 1924(1924-01-02) (aged 59)
Place of death| Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Forward

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Royal HSFP|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  Edinburgh District|  |  ()
-|  Cities District|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1891-95|  Scotland|  14|  (0)

William Gibson (2 January 1865 – 2 January 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

## Rugby Union career

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### Amateur career

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He played for Royal HSFP.[2]

### Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in December 1891.[2]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894.[3]

### International career

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He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1891 and 1895.[4]

## Business career

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He was a teller in the Commercial Bank of Scotland on George Street, Edinburgh.[5]

## Family

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His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.[citation needed]

## Death

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The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly.[6]

His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery.[6]

Confirmation to his estate went to his brother and next of kin Thomas Gibson, who was a Writer to the Signet. William Gibson left £1547 and 3 shillings in his estate.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "William Ross Gibson". ESPN scrum.
2. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Gibson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
5. ^ a b https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206821_00248?pId=629150. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
6. ^ a b "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.