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]
| Birth name | David James Whyte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cupar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 November 2021 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bell Baxter High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of St Andrews St Edmund Hall, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editWhyte 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
editHe played for North and Midlands at the school level, before playing for their senior side.[2][5]
International career
editHe 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
editAmateur career
editHe represented Dundee Hawkhill Harriers. When he moved to Edinburgh, he then represented the Edinburgh Southern Harriers.[8][5]
International career
editHe 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
editHe 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "David James Whyte". ESPN scrum.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Bruce, Lindsay (22 December 2021). "David Whyte: Death of Cupar-born Scotland rugby player and Golspie headteacher, 81".
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary: David Whyte, dual internationalist at rugby and athletics and teacher".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - David Whyte - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b "Tribute paid following death of former Golspie High School head master". 25 November 2021.