He was the second son of the Baronet, and the title passed onto his elder brother John Douglas when their father died in 1893.
[5] He graduated from Cambridge with a BA in 1884, and whilst at university he won sporting Blues in rugby and in athletics for hurdling.
While at Cambridge, Don-Wauchope took his Fettesian-Lorettonian team, firstly on tours of Scotland, and then venturing into North England.
The game ended in a draw, and although not present for Scotland's next encounter, against Ireland, he was again playing at half-back for the next match to England.
[2] He regained his place for all three matches of the 1884 Home Nations Championship, paired at half back with Oxford University rival Augustus Grant-Asher.
Played at home against Ireland, he was given the honour of the Scotland captaincy, leading his team out to a final victory.
Scotland After his retirement from playing international rugby, Don-Wauchope kept his connections with the sport when he became a referee.
He first officiated an international match in 1889 when he took charge of the Home Nations Championship encounter between Wales and Ireland.
It had been a busy day for Don-Wauchope, as he had spent the morning chairing a meeting of the International Rugby Board.