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John Scott

1935 – 2020

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Lived 1935 – 2020 (aged 84). John Scott was a British rugby union player.

John Stanley Marshall Scott (23 January 1935 – 13 January 2020) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Birkenhead, Scott was a Senior Prefect at Radley College and captained the 1st XV, then after school was posted to Malaya on national service. He undertook studies in jurisprudence at Corpus Christi, Oxford, on his return to England. A three-time Oxford blue, Scott toured the Far East with a combined Oxford and Cambridge side.

Scott gained an England cap in 1958, replacing Jim Hetherington as fullback for the side's third Five Nations match, against France at Colombes. England had a convincing win, but Scott was considered to have underperformed and lost his place to Fenwick Allison for the final fixture. He won a County Championship with Cheshire in 1960 and continued to play rugby for his regular club Harlequins until 1968.

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Who was John Scott?

rugby player

When was John Scott born?

John Scott was born on 23 January 1935.

When did John Scott die?

John Scott died on 13 January 2020.

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John Scott was a rugby union player.

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John Scott was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Scott

· Wikidata: Q130520540

· DBpedia: John Scott (rugby union, born 1935)

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