Gordon Waddell

Gordon Herbert Waddell (12 April 1937 – 13 August 2012) was a Scottish rugby union player, a South African politician, and the son of Herbert Waddell. He played for , the Barbarians and on two British and Irish Lions tours. In fact he is only one of two Scottish stand offs to be a double Lion, the other being Finn Russell. He had 18 caps between 1957 and 1962 - this record for a Scotland fly-half was only later broken by John Rutherford. In 1962 he was the controlling influence in Scotland's first win in since the 1930s, a feat not repeated for another twenty years. He was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and Fettes College, Edinburgh before attending Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he obtained a BA degree in Law. Waddell also later studied for an MBA at Stanford University.

Rugby Union career Between 1958 and 1961 Waddell won 3 blues for Cambridge at Fly Half. The 1961 Cambridge side is considered one of the finest ever Varsity Match sides and they are still to this day the only unbeaten Varsity XV in history- ).

"When this junketing band of Cambridge ancients beat Oxford in the 80th contest on 11 December 1961 they established a timeless record which proclaims them still as the finest Varsity match XV in history as the only one ever to remain unbeaten throughout their season – P14 W14, points for 249, against 49. It is particularly notable for in those days both universities would prepare for Twickenham with a string of matches against the grandest clubs in the land, full‑strength teams packed with international players from such as Cardiff, Newport, Gloucester, Leicester, Coventry, Bedford, Harlequins, and Northampton. The Cambridge immortals of '61 beat them all."

Waddell was selected in his first year out of school while doing National Service, where he became a Royal Marine Commando, to play rugby for Devonport Services and the Royal Navy including the Calcutta Cup game in 1957. Between 1957 and 1962 Waddell won 18 caps for Scotland, 5 of which he won as Captain including the Test Match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth in 1960. In 1962 he was the controlling influence in Scotland's first win in since the 1930s, a feat not repeated for another twenty years. and the election of Frederik van Zyl Slabbert.

Personal life His daughter is the actress Justine Waddell.