James Gilbert George Hetherington (born 3 March 1932, Brighton) is a former England rugby union player.
He played 6 matches for the England national rugby union team between 1958 and 1959.
Hetherington, a talented fullback made his international debut on 1 February 1958, against Australia at Twickenham.
His final cap came on 21 March 1959, against Scotland, also at Twickenham.
All 6 of Hetherington's caps were starts, with 5 coming in the Six Nations Championship (then called the Five Nations).
He scored a total of 9 international points.He attended Churcher's College, in Petersfield, Hampshire.