Rugby player
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a Forward.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College.
He played for West of Scotland.
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.
International career
Scott was capped for Scotland.
He was also capped for the British and Irish Lions. He went on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa.
He was also selected for the Barbarians.
Administrative career
Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935.
Outside of rugby
Scott was a distiller.
References
- "Player". 11 May 2017.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Godwin, p. 363
- ^ Bath, p. 117
- ^ 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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| Coach | Manager: Hammond |
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- 1880 births
- 1948 deaths
- Barbarian F.C. players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- People educated at Fettes College
- Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union
- Rugby union players from Wishaw
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- West of Scotland FC players
- Rugby union forwards
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