John Scott (rugby union)

England international rugby union footballer

For other people with the same name, see John Scott (disambiguation).

Rugby player

John Scott

Birth name| John Philip Scott

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Date of birth|  (1954-09-28) 28 September 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth| Exeter, Devon, England
School| Hele's
Occupation(s)| Company director
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  No. 8

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Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1978-1988|  Cardiff RFC|  268|  144
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1978–1984
1980|  England
World XV|  34
1|  4

John Scott (born 28 September 1954) is a former rugby union international who represented England from 1978 to 1984.[1]

## Early life[edit]

John Scott was born on 28 September 1954 in Exeter.[1]

## Rugby career[edit]

### International record[edit]

Debut: 21 January 1978 –v- France (Paris) lost 15–6 (FN) (Aged: 23)

Final appearance: 9 June 1984 –v- South Africa (Johannesburg) lost 35–9 (Aged: 28)

Career Record: P34, W13, D3, L18. Points: 4 (1 Try)

English Caps 1978–84

* 1978 France (Paris) L 15 – 6
* 1978 Wales (Twickenham) L 9 – 6
* 1978 Scotland (Murrayfield) W 15 – 0
* 1978 Ireland (Twickenham) W 15 – 9
* 1978 New Zealand (Twickenham) L 16 – 6
* 1979 Scotland (R) (Twickenham) D 7 – 7
* 1979 Ireland (Dublin) L 12 – 7
* 1979 France (Twickenham) W 7 – 6
* 1979 Wales (Cardiff) L 27 – 3
* 1979 New Zealand (Twickenham) L 10 – 9
* 1980 Ireland (Twickenham) W 24 – 9
* 1980 France (Paris) W 17 – 13
* 1980 Wales (Twickenham) W 9 – 8
* 1980 Scotland (Murrayfield) W 30 – 18
* 1981 Wales (Cardiff) L 21 – 19
* 1981 Scotland (Twickenham) W 23 – 17
* 1981 Ireland (Dublin) W 10 – 6
* 1981 France (Twickenham) L 16 – 12
* 1981 Argentina (Buenos Aires) D 19 – 19
* 1981 Argentina (Buenos Aires) W 12 – 6
* 1982 Ireland (Twickenham) L 16 – 15
* 1982 France (Paris) W 27 – 15
* 1982 Wales (Twickenham) W 17 – 7
* 1983 France (Twickenham) L 19 – 15
* 1983 Wales (Cardiff) D 13 – 13
* 1983 Scotland (Twickenham) L 22 – 12
* 1983 Ireland (Dublin) L 25 – 15
* 1983 New Zealand (Twickenham) W 15 – 9
* 1984 Scotland (Murrayfield) L 18 – 6
* 1984 Ireland (Twickenham) W 12 – 9
* 1984 France (Paris) L 32 – 18
* 1984 Wales (Twickenham) L 24 – 15
* 1984 South Africa (Port Elizabeth) L 33 – 15
* 1984 South Africa (Johannesburg) L 35 – 9

(R) = Replacement

Scott also played for the World XV against Argentina in Buenos Aires, scoring a try in a 36 - 22 loss.

## Family and later life[edit]

Married to Oonagh, they have two children, Liam and Gemma. Scott is currently director of an embroidery company in Bessemer Road, Cardiff.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b John Scott Profile on scrum.com

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Steve Smith
Peter Wheeler

|  English National Rugby Union Captain
Mar 1983
Jun 1984  | Succeeded by

Peter Wheeler
Nigel Melville

* v
* t
* e

England national rugby union team captains

To 1900|

* 1871 – 1873: Frederick Stokes
* 1874: Alfred Hamersley
* 1875: Henry Lawrence
* 1875 – 1876: Francis Luscombe
* 1877 – Mar 1878: Edward Kewley
* Mar 1878: Murray Marshall
* 1879: Frank Adams
* 1880 – 1881: Lennard Stokes
* Feb 1882: Charles Gurdon
* Mar 1882: Albert Hornby
* Dec 1882 – 1885: Edward Gurdon
* Jan – Feb 1886: Charles Marriott
* Mar 1886: Edward Gurdon
* 1887: Alan Rotherham
* 1889: Fred Bonsor
* Feb 1890: Andrew Stoddart
* Mar 1890: John Hickson
* Mar 1890: Andrew Stoddart
* 1891 – Jan 1892: Frederic Alderson
* Feb 1892: Sammy Woods
* Mar 1892: Frederic Alderson
* Jan 1893: Andrew Stoddart
* Feb 1893: Sammy Woods
* Mar 1893: Andrew Stoddart
* Jan – Feb 1894: Richard Lockwood
* Mar 1894: Ernest Taylor
* 1895: Sammy Woods
* 1896: Ernest Taylor
* Mar 1896: Frank Mitchell
* 1897: Ernest Taylor
* 1898: James Byrne
* 1899: Arthur Rotherham

To the First World War|

* Jan 1900: Richard Cattell
* 1900: John Daniell
* Jan 1901: Jack Taylor
* Feb – Mar 1901: William Bunting
* Jan 1902: Harry Alexander
* Feb – Mar 1902: John Daniell
* Jan – Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred
* Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall
* Jan 1904: Frank Stout
* Feb – Mar 1904: John Daniell
* Jan – Mar 1905: Frank Stout
* Dec 1905 – Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright
* Jan 1907: Basil Hill
* Feb 1907: John Green
* Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts
* Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly
* Jan 1908: John Birkett
* Feb 1908: Curly Hammond
* Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock
* Jan 1909: George Lyon
* Jan – Mar 1909: Robert Dibble
* Jan – Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop
* Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs
* Mar 1910 – Feb 1911: John Birkett
* Mar 1911: Anthony Henniker-Gotley
* Jan – Mar 1912: Robert Dibble
* Apr 1912 – Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse
* 1914: Ronald Poulton

To the Second World War|

* 1920: John Greenwood
* 1921: Dave Davies
* Jan 1922: Bruno Brown
* Feb 1922 – 1923: Dave Davies
* 1924 – 1926: Wavell Wakefield
* 1927: Leonard Corbett
* 1928 – Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith
* Mar 1929 – Feb 1930: Joe Periton
* Feb 1930 – Jan 1931: Sam Tucker
* Feb 1931: Peter Howard
* Mar 1931 – Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold
* Feb – Mar 1933: Tony Novis
* 1934: Bernard Gadney
* Jan – Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew
* Mar 1935 – Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney
* 1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith
* Jan – Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer
* Mar 1938 – Mar 1939: Henry Toft

To the professional era|

* Jan – Feb 1947: Joe Mycock
* Mar – Apr 1947: Jack Heaton
* Jan 1948: Edward Scott
* Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp
* Feb – Mar 1948: Edward Scott
* Mar 1948: Bob Weighill
* Jan – Feb 1949: Nim Hall
* Feb 1949 – Mar 1950: Ivor Preece
* Jan 1951: Vic Roberts
* Feb – Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter
* Jan 1952 – Mar 1953: Nim Hall
* 1954: Bob Stirling
* Jan – Feb 1955: Nim Hall
* Feb – Mar 1955: Peter Young
* Jan 1956 – Mar 1958: Eric Evans
* 1959: Jeffrey Butterfield
* 1960 – 1962: Dickie Jeeps
* Jan – Mar 1963: Richard Sharp
* May – Jun 1963: Mike Weston
* Jan – Feb 1964: John Willcox
* Feb – Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs
* 1965: David Perry
* 1966: Budge Rogers
* Jan 1967: Richard Sharp
* Feb – Nov 1967: Philip Judd
* Jan – Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean
* Feb – Mar 1968: Mike Weston
* Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood
* Feb – Apr 1969: Budge Rogers
* Dec 1969 – Mar 1970: Bob Hiller
* Apr 1970: Bob Taylor
* Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall
* Feb 1971: John Spencer
* Feb 1971: Bob Hiller
* Mar – Apr 1971: John Spencer
* Jan – Feb 1972: Bob Hiller
* Feb – Mar 1972: Peter Dixon
* Jun 1972 – Mar 1974: John Pullin
* Jan – Feb 1975: Fran Cotton
* Mar – May 1975: Tony Neary
* May 1975: John Pullin
* Jan – Mar 1976: Tony Neary
* 1977: Roger Uttley
* 1978: Bill Beaumont
* Feb 1979: Roger Uttley
* Feb 1979 – Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont
* Feb 1982 – Feb 1983: Steve Smith
* Mar 1983: John Scott
* Nov 1983 – Mar 1984: Peter Wheeler
* Jun 1984: John Scott
* Nov 1984: Nigel Melville
* 1985: Paul Dodge
* 1986: Nigel Melville
* Feb – Mar 1987: Richard Hill
* Apr 1987 – Feb 1988: Mike Harrison
* Mar 1988: Nigel Melville
* Apr – Jun 1988: John Orwin
* Jun 1988: Richard Harding
* Nov 1988 – Mar 1989: Will Carling
* May 1989: Rob Andrew
* Nov 1989 – May 1995: Will Carling
* May 1995: Rob Andrew
* Jun 1995: Will Carling

To the present day|

* Nov 1995 – Mar 1996: Will Carling
* Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville
* Dec 1996: Jason Leonard
* Feb – Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville
* Nov 1997 – Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio
* Jun 1998: Tony Diprose
* Jun – Jul 1998: Matt Dawson
* Nov 1998: Martin Johnson
* Nov 1998 – Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio
* Jun – Oct 1999: Martin Johnson
* Feb – Apr 2000: Matt Dawson
* Jun 2000 – Apr 2001: Martin Johnson
* Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken
* Oct 2001: Matt Dawson
* Nov 2001: Neil Back
* Nov 2001 – Mar 2002: Martin Johnson
* Mar – Apr 2002: Neil Back
* Jun 2002: Phil Vickery
* Nov 2002 – Feb 2003: Martin Johnson
* Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson
* Mar – Jun 2003: Martin Johnson
* Aug 2003: Jason Leonard
* Aug 2003: Dorian West
* Sep – Oct 2003: Martin Johnson
* Nov 2003: Phil Vickery
* Nov 2003: Martin Johnson
* Feb – Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio
* Nov 2004 – Feb 2005: Jason Robinson
* Mar 2005 – Mar 2006: Martin Corry
* Jun 2006: Pat Sanderson
* Nov 2006: Martin Corry
* Feb 2007: Phil Vickery
* Mar 2007: Mike Catt
* May 2007: Jason Robinson
* Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson
* Aug 2007: Phil Vickery
* Aug 2007: Mike Catt
* Aug – Sep 2007: Phil Vickery
* Sep 2007: Martin Corry
* Oct 2007 – Feb 2008: Phil Vickery
* Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick
* Feb – Mar 2008: Phil Vickery
* Jun 2008 – Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick
* Mar – Nov 2010: Lewis Moody
* Nov 2010: Nick Easter
* Nov 2010: Lewis Moody
* Feb 2011: Mike Tindall
* Aug 2011: Lewis Moody
* Aug – Sep 2011: Mike Tindall
* Sep – Oct 2011: Lewis Moody
* Feb – Jun 2012: Chris Robshaw
* Jun 2012: Dylan Hartley
* Nov 2012 – Mar 2013: Chris Robshaw
* Jun 2013: Tom Wood
* Nov 2013 – Oct 2015: Chris Robshaw
* Feb 2016 – Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley
* Mar 2018: Owen Farrell
* Mar 2018: Dylan Hartley
* Jun – Nov 2018: Owen Farrell
* Nov 2018: George Ford
* Nov 2018 – Mar 2019: Owen Farrell
* Aug 2019: George Ford
* Aug – Sep 2019: Owen Farrell
* Sep 2019: George Ford
* Oct 2019 – Mar 2021: Owen Farrell
* Jul 2021: Lewis Ludlow
* Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes
* Nov 2021: Owen Farrell
* Nov 2021: Courtney Lawes
* Feb 2022: Tom Curry
* Feb – Jul 2022: Courtney Lawes
* Nov 2022 – Feb 2023: Owen Farrell
* Mar 2023: Ellis Genge
* Mar 2023: Owen Farrell
* Aug 2023: Ellis Genge
* Aug 2023: Owen Farrell
* Aug – Sep 2023: Courtney Lawes
* Sep – Oct 2023: Owen Farrell
* Feb 2024: Jamie George

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