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William Douglas Jackson (5 December 1941 – 29 January 2018) was a Scottish rugby union player. He played on the wing for Hawick and won 8 international caps representing the Scotland national rugby union team.

Early life

He was born on 5 December 1941 in Hawick, Scotland. He was educated at Hawick High School.[1]

Rugby career

Jackson made his debut for Hawick in 1958. He was a winger who stood 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 12 stones. In the 1969–70 season he scored 29 tries and equalled the club record.[1]

His first international appearance was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 22 February 1964.[2] His last test appearance for Scotland was against England at Twickenham on 15 March 1969.

He was later the manager of the South of Scotland under-21 team.[1] At Hawick he was President and Sevens convener.[1] He was director of Rugby at Hawick for a few years, until 2012.[3][4]

He died on 29 January 2018 in Borders General Hospital, Melrose, aged 76.[5]

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