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William Patrick Scott

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Bill Scott
Birth nameWilliam Patrick Scott
Date of birth(1880-03-01)1 March 1880
Place of birthWishaw, Scotland
Date of death1 June 1948(1948-06-01) (aged 68)
SchoolFettes College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1900-07
1903
Scotland
British and Irish Lions
Barbarians
21
22

(9)
56th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1935–1936
Preceded byMark Coxon Morrison
Succeeded byAlfred 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

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Amateur career

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Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College.[3]

He played for West of Scotland.[2]

Provincial career

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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

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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

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Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935.[5]

Outside of rugby

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Scott was a distiller.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Player". 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Godwin, p. 363
  4. ^ a b Bath, p. 117
  5. ^ a b Godwin, p. 364
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007; ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  2. Godwin, Terry. Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987; ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  3. Massie, Allan. A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)