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John Jackson Hegarty (13 April 1925 – 16 July 2016(2016-07-16) (aged 91)) was a Scottishrugby union footballer of the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union for Scotland national, and at club level for Hawick RFC, as a lock.
Playing career
Hegarty was capped six times between 1951–55 for Scotland (RU).
Genealogical information
He was the father of Brian Hegarty, who was also capped for Scotland.
References
^ Bath, p. 140
Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN1-905326-24-6)