David Ian Johnston (born 20 October 1958) is a Scottish former rugby union player. Johnston played 27 times at centre for the Scotland national rugby union team. He was formerly a commercial property partner in Burness Solicitors.
Football
Johnston attended George Watson's College in Edinburgh and played rugby union, captaining the Scotland schoolboys team. He also played football, even though his school didn't have football teams. He left Heart of Midlothian in 1978 and became a rugby player, while also studying for a law degree. His final appearance came on 29 March 1986, against Romania in Bucharest. His career record was: played 27, won 14, drew 2 and lost 11 and he scored 4 tries.
He took on the role of assistant coach for the 1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe, working with Richie Dixon. Dixon and Johnson were sacked by the SRU in 1998.
References
External links
- Player profile at Sporting Heroes