Bill Weston | |
Full Name: | William Henry Weston |
Birth Date: | 21 December 1904 |
Birth Place: | Potterspury, England |
Death Place: | Towcester, England |
Occupation: | Farmer |
School: | Oakham School |
Position: | Wing-forward |
Years1: | 1923–38 |
Clubs1: | Northampton |
Apps1: | 390 |
Repyears1: | 1933–38 |
Repcaps1: | 16 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 1936 |
William Henry Weston (21 December 1904 – 5 January 1987) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, Weston was the son of farmer Harry Weston, an ex-England forward. He attended Oakham School and at age 18 made his debut for Northampton, where he spent his entire career.[2]
Weston was capped 16 times for England during the 1930s as a blind-side wing-forward, which included the 1934 and 1937 Home Nations triple crowns, as well as a historic maiden win over the All Blacks on home soil in 1936. He toured Argentina with the 1936 British Lions and appeared in all but one of the fixtures.[3]