[1] Welsh scored his début try in his first international against the 1927-8 Waratahs from New South Wales, and was capped 21 times for Scotland.

[2] Bill McLaren, who would later play for Hawick RFC himself, remembers the game of Willie Welsh.

"I was brought up on stories of the great Scottish players of the twenties, many of whom I never saw play but knew all about… I used to go with my father to see matches at a very early age, the great Hawick heroes including Willie Welsh, Jock Beattie and Jerry Foster, so I had an all-consuming desire to wear the green jersey of Hawick.

"[3] Welsh was also a fine rugby sevens player: "My father's generation regarded Willie as one of the finest all-round footballers ever to play for Hawick.

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