Jack Scott (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | John Drake Scott | |||||
Born | 31 January 1888 Petersham, New South Wales | |||||
Died | 7 April 1964 South Australia | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1908–09 | Newtown Jets | 10 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 59 |
J.D. 'Jack' Scott (born 1888 - died 1964) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer.
Born in Petersham, New South Wales, Jack Scott played as a winger for the Newtown club. [1] Jack Scott scored the first try for Newtown in the 1908 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership.[2] J.D. Scott was also a noted Sheffield Shield cricketer, and later a Test Cricket umpire. He moved to South Australia in 1925, and died at Springbank, Adelaide in 1964. For more information refer: Jack Scott (cricketer).
References
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Hlen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
- ↑ "People of note". Marrickville Council. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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