William Patrick Scott

William Patrick Scott (1 March 1880 – 1 June 1948)[1] known as Bill Scott, was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a Forward.[2]

Bill Scott

Birth name	William Patrick Scott
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
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () National team(s) 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 by	Mark Coxon Morrison
Succeeded by	Alfred Lawrie

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 1935-35.[5]

Outside of rugby

Scott was a distiller.[5]

References

1. "Player". 11 May 2017.
2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
3. Godwin, p. 363
4. Bath, p. 117
5. 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)