Scott played for – and was internationally capped whilst at – Langholm and Watsonians.[1]
Provincial career
He broke through while playing with Langholm to play for the South. He was part of the South team that beat North 10 points to 9 on 11 November 1950.[2]
He was capped for Scotland ten times from 1950 to 1953, playing in nine Five Nations matches. He was capped at Centre and Wing.[5]
He never scored an international try, though during the Five Nations match against England in 1950, both he and teammate Donald Sloan pounced on a high kick over the try line. As both got up, Scott patted Sloan on the back and the try was awarded to Sloan.[6][7]
Scott also played in Scotland's 44–0 defeat to South Africa in 1951. He remembered: "When I played in any match there were three things I thought the man opposite me might do:- they would run at me and try to beat me; they would run at me and pass the ball; or they would kick the ball. Well, the South Africans did all that, but they also did something I had never seen before: they ran into you. They looked at you and said: come and take me. You watch rugby now and it is all about contact, and laying the ball off in different ways. That was the first time I saw that approach."[8]
Outside of rugby
Scott was a teacher at George Watson's College. He coached the school's 1st XV at rugby union.[9]
References
^The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
^"The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
^"The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
^"The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
^"Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Statsguru – Player analysis – Donald Scott – Test matches".
^"'Rock steady gentleman' of the rugby pitch passes away".
donald, scott, rugby, union, donald, scott, born, april, 1928, former, scotland, international, rugby, union, player, normally, centre, also, played, wing, donald, scottbirth, namedonald, macdonald, scottdate, birth, 1928, april, 1928, place, birthlangholm, du. Donald Scott born 15 April 1928 is a former Scotland international rugby union player Normally a centre he also played on the wing Donald ScottBirth nameDonald Macdonald ScottDate of birth 1928 04 15 15 April 1928 age 94 Place of birthLangholm Dumfries and Galloway ScotlandRugby union careerPosition s Centre WingAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Langholm Watsonians Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points South Edinburgh District National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1950 53Scotland10 0 Contents 1 Rugby career 1 1 Amateur career 1 2 Provincial career 1 3 International career 2 Outside of rugby 3 ReferencesRugby career EditAmateur career Edit Scott played for and was internationally capped whilst at Langholm and Watsonians 1 Provincial career Edit He broke through while playing with Langholm to play for the South He was part of the South team that beat North 10 points to 9 on 11 November 1950 2 Whilst with Watsonians he played for Edinburgh District He played in the 1952 53 season s Inter City match but lost to Glasgow District 3 He played in the Scottish Inter District Championship in its first season In that 1953 54 season Edinburgh District won the first championship 4 International career Edit He was capped for Scotland ten times from 1950 to 1953 playing in nine Five Nations matches He was capped at Centre and Wing 5 He never scored an international try though during the Five Nations match against England in 1950 both he and teammate Donald Sloan pounced on a high kick over the try line As both got up Scott patted Sloan on the back and the try was awarded to Sloan 6 7 Scott also played in Scotland s 44 0 defeat to South Africa in 1951 He remembered When I played in any match there were three things I thought the man opposite me might do they would run at me and try to beat me they would run at me and pass the ball or they would kick the ball Well the South Africans did all that but they also did something I had never seen before they ran into you They looked at you and said come and take me You watch rugby now and it is all about contact and laying the ball off in different ways That was the first time I saw that approach 8 Outside of rugby EditScott was a teacher at George Watson s College He coached the school s 1st XV at rugby union 9 References Edit The Essential History of Rugby Union Scotland Nick Oswald and John Griffiths The Glasgow Herald Google News Archive Search The Glasgow Herald Google News Archive Search The Glasgow Herald Google News Archive Search Rugby Union ESPN Scrum Statsguru Player analysis Donald Scott Test matches Rock steady gentleman of the rugby pitch passes away Scotland v England Scotland v South Africa History offers red blooded taste of battle Gavin Hastings You learn more from defeat than victory Archived from the original on 15 August 2014 This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Scott rugby union amp oldid 1123738970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
