William Patrick Scott (1 March 1880 – 1 June 1948) known as Bill Scott, was a

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international

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player, who played as a Forward.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Scott was born in

Wishaw Wishaw ( sco, Wishae or Wisha ; gd, Camas Neachdain) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The Burgh of Wishaw was formed in 1855 within Lanarkshire. it form ...

, and went to

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. He played for West of Scotland.

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.

International career

Scott was capped for .Bath, p. 117 He was also capped for the

British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...

.Godwin, p. 363 He went on the

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. He was also selected for the

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Administrative career

Scott was president of the

Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ...

between 1935 and 1935.Godwin, p. 364

Outside of rugby

Scott was a distiller.

References

;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007; ) # Godwin, Terry. ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987; ) # Massie, Allan. ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) 1880 births 1948 deaths Barbarian F.C. players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Glasgow District (rugby union) players People educated at Fettes College Place of death missing Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union Rugby union players from Wishaw Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players West of Scotland FC players Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub