Alexander Gordon Mitchell Watt (19 December 1916 — 16 April 1982) was a Scottish international rugby union player.[1]

Gordon Watt
Full nameAlexander Gordon Mitchell Watt
Date of birth(1916-12-19)19 December 1916
Date of death16 April 1982(1982-04-16) (aged 65)
Occupation(s)Orthopaedic surgeon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–48 Scotland 6 (0)

Watt, the son of a doctor, attended Dundee High School and Edinburgh Academy, before following his father into medicine with studies at the University of Edinburgh, from which he graduated in 1940.[2]

An orthopaedic surgeon, Watt played rugby briefly after the war until his medical career took priority. He was an Edinburgh Academical forward and was capped six times for Scotland.[3]

Watt was also a Scottish champion in the sport of shooting.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Scotland's Two Changes". Liverpool Daily Post. 5 March 1946.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". British Medical Journal. 284: 1778. 12 June 1982.
  3. ^ "They Wear The Thistle". Daily Record. 1 February 1947.
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