William Patrick Scott
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William "Bill" Patrick Scott (March, 1880-1 June, 1948) was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who played for and the Lions
.
He also played for West of Scotland F.C. and Barbarian F.C.
He was on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
.
, and went to Fettes College
. Bill Scott was a distiller, and was president of the Scottish Rugby Union
between 1935-35.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who played for and the Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
.
He also played for West of Scotland F.C. and Barbarian F.C.
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
He was on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
1903 British Lions tour to South Africa
The 1903 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fifth tour by a British Isles team and the third to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950....
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Biography
Bill Scott was born in WishawWishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
, and went to Fettes College
Fettes College
Fettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
. Bill Scott was a distiller, and was president of the Scottish Rugby Union
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union.-History:...
between 1935-35.