Jon Welsh

Jon Welsh

Full name	Jon Welsh
Date of birth	(1986-10-13) 13 October 1986
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height
Weight	111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s)	Prop
Current team	Newcastle Falcons
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
2004–08	Whitecraigs RFC Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008-2015 2015-	Glasgow Warriors Newcastle Falcons	109 6	(20) (5)
correct as of 25 January 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012–	Scotland	11	(5)
correct as of 18 October 2015.

Jon Welsh (born 13 October 1986) is a Scottish rugby union player currently playing for Newcastle Falcons.

International career

On 1 September 2015 Welsh was named in Vern Cotter's Scotland squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. On 18 October 2015 he was involved in a controversial incident in the final minutes of Scotland's quarter final against Australia. Scotland were defending a 34-32 lead going into the final minutes when a penalty was given by referee Craig Joubert for an apparent offside offence committed by Welsh. The ball had been knocked forward by John Hardie and was also touched by Australian scrum-half Nick Phipps before Welsh picked the ball up. Had Joubert deemed Phipps' touch to be intentional then the penalty would have been downgraded to an Australian scrum. Bernard Foley kicked the resulting penalty and sent Australia through.

External links

• Glasgow profile