Bob Scott (rugby union)
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| Full name | Robert William Henry Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 November 2012 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Whangamata, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kapanui School Tangarakau School Ponsonby School |
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| Occupation(s) | Warehouseman, painter, paperhanger, men's outfitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1939-42 | Ponsonby | () | |
| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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| New Zealand No. | 460 | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1941 1946–53 1944 1954 |
Motor Transport Pool Ammunition Company Ponsonby Petone |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1946–52 | Auckland | () | |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1945–46 1946–54 |
NZEF Kiwis New Zealand |
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Robert William Henry "Bob" Scott MBE (6 February 1921 – 16 November 2012) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1946 and 1954.
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, and one of six children, Scott had a difficult childhood. His father had served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli during the First World War where he was chronically wounded. Although his father was employed money was scarce and Scott frequently went hungry. 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 parents split up and he moved into a Salvation Army children's home, Cecilia Whatman Home in Masterton. 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 started his footballing career playing rugby league for the Ponsonby club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Scott switched codes during the Second World War.
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. They had a team which entered Auckland's senior rugby union competition, and in 1941 won the Gallaher Shield. In 1942 he was posted to Egypt with the Army Service Corps in the New Zealand Division as a truck driver. 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.
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