Bob Scott

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Bob Scott
allblackid = 774
allblackno = 460
caption =
birthname = Robert William Henry Scott
nickname =
birthyear = 1921
birthmonth = 02
birthday = 06
placeofbirth = Wellington, New Zealand
dateofdeath =
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ru_currentposition = Retired
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height = height|m=1.78
weight = convert|79|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position = Fullback|capital=yes
rl_position = Fullback
ru_amateuryears = 1941
1946–1953 1944 1954
ru_amateurclubs = Motor Transport Pool Ammunition Company Ponsonby Petone
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ru_amclubpoints =
rl_amateurclubs = Ponsonby
rl_amateuryears = 19??-1942
ru_amupdate = 2007-10-11
ru_province = Auckland
ru_provinceyears = 1946–1952
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ru_provincepoints =
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ru_nationalteam = NZEF Kiwis New Zealand
ru_nationalyears = 1945–1946 1946–1954
ru_nationalcaps = 17
ru_nationalpoints = (74)
ru_ntupdate = 2007-10-11
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occupation = warehouseman, painter, paperhanger, men’s outfitter
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school = Ponsonby School
university =

Bob Scott (born Robert Wiliam Henry Scott 6 February 1921 in Wellington, New Zealand) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks.

One of six children, Scott had a difficult childhood. His father had fought with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Gallioply during the First World War where he was chronically wounded.Scott (1956), pg 7.] Although his father was employed money was scarce and Scott frequently went hungry, and he did own shoes as a child.Scott (1956), pg 8.] His father was employed by the Public Works Department, and the family moved to Kapuni, then Tangarakau and later Ohura. When Scott was nine in 1930 his parent split up and he moved into a Salvation Army children's home. Although after two years the parents reconciled it was short-lived and they separated permanently within a year. Scott stayed with his father while his five siblings were sent again to a children's home. Scott worked part time and went to school until his father died of cancer in 1934. After his father's death he moved back with his mother who had established a home with his siblings.Scott (1956), pg 10.]

After working in a warehouse from the age of 13 he enlisted in the New Zealand Army when the Second World War started. He was posted to the Motor Transport Pool in Auckland.Scott (1956), pg 11.] They had a team which entered Auckland's senior rugby competition, and in 1941 won the Gallaher Shield.Scott (1956), pg 13.] In 1942 he was posted to Egypt with the Army Service Corps in the New Zealand Division as a truck driver.Scott (1956), pg 21.] He served in North Africa and Italy, and described driving trucks of ammunition to the front lines as the most lonely experience of his life.Scott (1956), pg 22.]

Company rugby teams within the New Zealand Division competed in a tournament called the Freyberg Cup — named after Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg who commanded the division. Scott was in the Ammunition Company team that made the Freybery Cup final in 1944. Although they lost the final to the 22nd Division, Scott, who played at Fullback was selected to trial for the Army's "Kiwis" team.

During World War II, he served in Italy and was one of the players in the New Zealand Army rugby team along with Bob Stuart as fullback. As an All Black in 1946 he toured Australia and later South Africa. [cite web|url=http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=774 |title= Bob Scott biography - allblacks.com |accessdate= 2007-04-12 |author= Bob Luxford]

He now lives in Whangamata, New Zealand, a coastal resort approximately 2.5 hours from Auckland city.

Bibliography

*cite book
last = Scott
first = Bob
authorlink =
coauthors = McLean, Terry
title = The Bob Scott Story
publisher = A.H. & A.W. Reed
date = 1956
location = Wellington
pages =
url =
doi =
id =
isbn =

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Persondata
NAME=Bob Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Robert William Henry Scott
SHORT DESCRIPTION=New Zealand Rugby union footballer.
DATE OF BIRTH=6 February 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH=Wellington, New Zealand
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=