Martin Scott (rugby union)

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Martin Scott
Birth nameMartin William Scott
Date of birth (1966-07-05) 5 July 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Dunfermline
Edinburgh Academicals
()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-96 Orrell ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- North and Midlands
Combined Scottish Districts
()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1991-92
1992
1993-95
Scotland 'B'
Scotland
Scotland 'A'
2
1
2
(0)
(0)
(0)

Martin Scott (born 5 July 1966) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Dunfermline. [2]

He then moved to play for Edinburgh Academicals. [3]

Provincial and professional career

He was capped by North and Midlands. [2] [4]

When the game turned professional, he played for Orrell in England. [5]

He played for the Combined Scottish Districts side in 1996. [6]

International career

He was capped twice by Scotland 'B', playing against Ireland 'B' at the end of 1991, and against France 'B' in 1992 - which proved the 'B' side's last match.

He received his first full senior cap in 1992 against Australia. It proved his only full cap. [7]

He was capped twice by Scotland 'A' from 1993 to 1995.

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References

  1. "Martin William Scott". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Scott joins rugby's brawn drain". HeraldScotland.
  4. "Rugby Union Round-up: Dodds key to South's victory". The Independent. 22 October 2011.
  5. "Scott pays for being in the red". HeraldScotland.
  6. "Register" . Retrieved 17 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Martin Scott - Test matches". ESPN scrum.