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For other people named William Scott, see William Scott (disambiguation).

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

  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)


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