| Born | William Patrick Scott (1880-03-01)1 March 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 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.43
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
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)