title: John Hegarty (rugby union)
text: # John Hegarty (rugby union)
  
  John Jackson Hegarty (13 April 1925 – 16 July 2016(2016-07-16) (aged 91)) was a Scottish rugby 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.
  
  