William Patrick Scott
Birth name | William Patrick Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1880-03-01)1 March 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 June 1948(1948-06-01) (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Fettes College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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56th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1935–1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mark Coxon Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Alfred Lawrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Patrick Scott (1 March 1880 – 1 June 1948)[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a Forward.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College.[3]
He played for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
Scott played for Glasgow District. He played in the 1902-03 Inter-City match against Edinburgh District. He match ended in a nil-nil draw.[2]
International career
Scott was capped for Scotland.[4]
He was also capped for the British and Irish Lions.[3] He went on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa.[4][3]
He was also selected for the Barbarians.[3]
Administrative career
Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935.[5]
Outside of rugby
Scott was a distiller.[5]
References
- ^ "Player". 11 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Godwin, p. 363
- ^ a b Bath, p. 117
- ^ a b Godwin, p. 364
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007; ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Godwin, Terry. Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987; ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- Massie, Allan. A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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- Bedell-Sivright (Cambridge University and Scotland)
- Cave (Cambridge University/Blackheath F.C./Kent)
- Gibson (Cambridge University)
- Hosack (Edinburgh Wanderers)
- Morrison (Royal HSFP and Scotland) (capt)
- Scott (West of Scotland and Scotland)
- Smyth (Dublin University and Ireland)
- Stout (Richmond/Barbarian F.C./Gloucester and England)
- Tedford (Malone RFC and Ireland)
- James Wallace (Wanderers/Dublin University)
- Joseph Wallace (Wanderers/Dublin University and Ireland)
- Collett (Gloucestershire/Cambridge University)
- Davidson (North of Ireland)
- Gillespie (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland)
- Greig (Cambridge University/Glasgow Academicals/United Services and Scotland)
- Hancock (Richmond/Surrey)
- Harrison (Guy's Hospital/Middlesex/Barbarian F.C.)
- Hind (Cambridge University/Leicester/Midland Counties)
- Neill (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland)
- Skrimshaw (Newport/Blackheath F.C./Kent/Barbarian F.C.)
- Walker (Lennox/Middlesex)
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