Birth name | William Patrick Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 March 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 June 1948 68) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Scott was born in Wishaw,and went to Fettes College. [3]
He played for West of Scotland. [2]
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]
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]
Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935. [5]
Scott was a distiller. [5]