J W SCOTT

1925 - France, Wales, Ireland and England
1926 - France, Wales, Ireland and England
1927 - France, Wales, Ireland, England and New South Wales
1928 - France, Wales and England
1929 - England
1930 - France

'Jumbo' Scott played in the school XV in 1918-19 but on leaving school gave up rugby. He joined the FP's in 1920 and was soon a member of the 1st XV. His height and weight were exceptional for those days and his two handed catching in the line-out was outstanding. His handling was as good as any back and he could run the 100 yards in 11 seconds, so it was little wonder that he was a frequent try scorer.

In 1923 his ever improving play earned him a place in the Inter-city team. The following season he captained Stewart's FP and won his first cap against France. He played in the Scotland Grand Slam winning team of 1925.

He left to work in England and gained further Scottish caps while playing with Bradford and Waterloo. Unfortunately, he died in 1949 at the comparatively young age of 48.

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