William Gibson (rugby union)

William Gibson

Birth name	William Ross Gibson
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 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Royal HSFP () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh District Cities District () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1891-95 Scotland 14 (0)

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

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Royal HSFP.

Provincial career

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

He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894.

International career

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

Business career

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

Family

His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.

Death

The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly.

His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery.

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.