Hamish Scott (rugby union)
Scottish rugby union footballer
Hamish Scott (17 February 1924 – 12 March 2010) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. He played at Flanker and Number Eight.
Rugby career
Amateur career
Born in Edinburgh, Scott was raised in St Andrews and attended the University of St Andrews, where he studied geology.
Scott played for St Andrews University rugby club
He briefly played for Blackheath in London before moving to Asia.
He later completed his PhD in parasitology at University of St Andrews when he then played for Madras College F.P.
Provincial career
Scott played for North of Scotland.
Whilst in Malaya he played for North Malaya at rugby.
International career
He was capped for Scotland once in 1950, playing in the Five Nations match against England at Murrayfield Stadium on 18 March 1950. Scotland won the match 13 - 11.
He was capped at Number Eight.
Outside of rugby
He served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War aboard HMS Scorpion and was involved in escorting duties for the Russian convoy ships in the Arctic Ocean.
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