William Patrick Scott

{{Short description|British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player}} {{other people|William Scott}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Bill Scott | image = | caption = | birth_name = William Patrick Scott | birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|03|01|df=yes}} | birth_place = Wishaw, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|1948|06|01|1880|03|24|df=yes}} | death_place = | height = | weight = | school = Fettes College | position = Forward | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = West of Scotland | years1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | ru_clubupdate = | superyears1 = | super1 = | superapps1 = | superpoints1 = | super14update = | provinceyears1 = | province1 = Glasgow District | provinceapps1 = | provincepoints1 = | repyears1 = 1900-07 | repyears2 = 1903 | repteam1 = Scotland | repteam2 = British and Irish Lions | repteam3 = Barbarians | repcaps1 = 21 | repcaps2 = 22 | reppoints1 = | reppoints2 = 9 | ru_ntupdate = | repsevensyears1 = | repsevenscomp1 = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | module2 = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes | office = President of the Scottish Rugby Union | term_start = 1935 | term_end = 1936 | predecessor = Mark Coxon Morrison | successor = Alfred Lawrie | prior_term = | order = 56th }} }} '''William Patrick Scott''' (1 March 1880 – 1 June 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/player?PlayGuid=WS284042|title=Player|date=11 May 2017|publisher=}}</ref> was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a Forward.<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1926,7109961|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614175537/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WaYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1926,7109961|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Rugby Union career==

===Amateur career===

Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College.<ref name=Godwin1/>

He played for West of Scotland.<ref name="google.com"/>

===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.<ref name="google.com"/>

===International career===

Scott was capped for {{nrut|Scotland}}.<ref name=Bath1>Bath, p. 117</ref>

He was also capped for the British and Irish Lions.<ref name=Godwin1>Godwin, p. 363</ref> He went on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa.<ref name=Bath1/><ref name=Godwin1/>

He was also selected for the Barbarians.<ref name=Godwin1/>

===Administrative career===

Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935.<ref name="auto">Godwin, p. 364</ref>

==Outside of rugby==

Scott was a distiller.<ref name="auto"/>

==References== {{reflist}}

;Sources {{refbegin}} # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007; {{ISBN|1-905326-24-6}}) # Godwin, Terry. ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987; {{ISBN|0-7137-1838-2}}) # Massie, Allan. ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; {{ISBN|0-904919-84-6}}) {{refend}}

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