969:
958:
42:
569:
with a team dominated by rugby league players after the
Auckland Rugby League had refused to allow the side to enter the Auckland Rugby League competition due to so many of the players being registered with rugby league clubs already. In 1942 he was posted to Egypt with the Army Service Corps in the
626:
In a publication he was described as: "for me (author) there will never be anyone as great as Scott. The man amazed me even in his final moments. His positional play was of course something out of the box. He was a genius and what other fullbacks had to do, Scott didn't, because he had the greatest
520:
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
634:
stated: "Scott always appeared to have plenty of time, even under pressure. He loved coming into the line and his speed and elusiveness were such that he was always a danger. Altogether, the greatest player I've ever played in any position."
504:
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
581:
who commanded the division. Scott was in the
Ammunition Company team that made the Freyberg Cup final in 1944. Although they lost the final to the 22nd Division, Scott, who played at
1145:
476:
31:
574:
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.
500:, 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
1110:
1155:
1105:
609:
617:
521:
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.
509:
1120:
1125:
1135:
1067:
760:
623:
He was bribed to play one game for the
Auckland union in 1952. He then played for the Petone club in Wellington during 1954.
449:
997:
578:
976:
1115:
651:
900:
727:
1130:
577:
Company rugby teams within the New
Zealand Division competed in a tournament called the Freyberg Cup â named after
1140:
953:
647:
592:
During World War II, he served in Italy and was one of the players in the New
Zealand Army rugby team along with
435:
878:
1160:
1150:
1034:
393:
17:
336:
655:
571:
1060:
659:
949:
662:
in April 2012, Scott was the oldest living All Black. He died on 16 November 2012 at his home in
613:
174:
832:
582:
273:
538:
852:
1100:
1095:
963:
1017:
8:
957:
968:
837:
810:
756:
723:
351:
554:
550:
1001:
566:
534:
501:
226:
517:
980:
1089:
631:
663:
97:
530:
612:
where he played in all four test matches. He also played against the 1950
1077:
562:
481:
935:
593:
516:. When Scott was nine in 1930 his parents split up and he moved into a
497:
485:
78:
41:
605:
638:
Scott was part of the Petone club committee between 1966 and 1970.
558:
549:
After working in a warehouse from the age of 13 he enlisted in the
658:, for services to rugby and the community. Following the death of
513:
620:
and announced his retirement from first-class rugby that year.
541:
competition. Scott switched codes during the Second World War.
505:
722:. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. pp. 144, 145.
627:
balance, the greatest poise, that I've ever seen in any man."
480:(6 February 1921 â 16 November 2012) was a New Zealand
718:
Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987).
717:
1146:
New
Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire
666:, New Zealand, where he lived during his later years.
557:
started. He was posted to the Motor
Transport Pool in
929:
871:
561:. They had a team which entered Auckland's senior
1087:
608:he made his debut in 1946 against Australia. He
841:(2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.
753:Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909â2009
1111:New Zealand international rugby union players
529:Scott started his footballing career playing
967:
956:
40:
1156:Rugby league players from Wellington City
656:Member of the Order of the British Empire
16:For other people with the same name, see
1106:Rugby union players from Wellington City
831:
974:
1088:
793:
784:
775:
766:
736:
524:
1032:
995:
893:
745:
720:The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby
685:
676:
585:was selected to trial for the Army's
751:Coffey, John and Bernie Wood (2009)
713:
711:
709:
707:
705:
703:
701:
699:
697:
646:In 1990 Scott was inducted into the
808:
579:Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg
211:
13:
1121:New Zealand people of World War II
1033:Ihaka, James (15 September 2007).
930:Scott, Bob; McLean, Terry (1956).
881:. nzherald.co.nz. 16 November 2012
144:1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14:
1172:
943:
879:"Bob Scott a complete footballer"
853:"All Blacks great Bob Scott dies"
694:
565:competition, and in 1942 won the
1126:New Zealand rugby league players
975:Romanos, Joseph (2 April 2005).
901:"All Black great Bob Scott dies"
1136:New Zealand rugby union players
954:New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
923:
845:
825:
802:
648:New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
998:"Enduring spirit of the Kiwis"
996:Quinn, Keith (26 April 2004).
641:
491:
216:
196:
1:
1020:. bbc.co.uk. 15 November 2001
979:. The Listner. Archived from
669:
599:
206:
201:
18:Robert Scott (disambiguation)
1072:28 April â 16 November 2012
1018:"Kyle dreams of Kiwi defeat"
1000:. tvnz.co.nz. Archived from
7:
1035:"Ex-AB coach heads for Cup"
610:toured South Africa in 1949
484:player who represented the
10:
1177:
1116:New Zealand Army personnel
473:Robert William Henry Scott
60:Robert William Henry Scott
15:
1074:
1065:
1057:
1052:
977:"Postwar revolutionaries"
813:. New Zealand Rugby Union
616:. He did not play in the
465:
445:
431:
409:
404:
389:
367:
362:
347:
332:
319:
306:
284:
279:
272:
267:
263:
258:
251:
247:
184:
180:
170:
163:
156:
148:
140:
117:
105:
86:
64:
56:
51:
39:
363:Provincial / State sides
152:79 kg (174 lb)
1131:Ponsonby Ponies players
1068:Oldest living All Black
938:: A.H. & A.W. Reed.
614:British and Irish Lions
544:
488:between 1946 and 1954.
1141:Rugby league fullbacks
630:In his autobiography,
618:1951 tour of Australia
1161:Rugby union fullbacks
652:1995 New Year Honours
539:Auckland Rugby League
1151:Ponsonby RFC players
983:on 28 September 2007
799:Scott (1956), p. 22.
790:Scott (1956), p. 21.
781:Scott (1956), p. 13.
772:Scott (1956), p. 11.
742:Scott (1956), p. 10.
572:New Zealand Division
405:International career
310:Motor Transport Pool
52:Personal information
932:The Bob Scott Story
691:Scott (1956), p. 8.
682:Scott (1956), p. 7.
654:he was appointed a
525:Rugby league career
165:Playing information
158:Rugby league career
36:
1004:on 5 December 2008
907:. 16 November 2012
859:. 16 November 2012
838:The London Gazette
323:Ammunition Company
259:Rugby union career
111:Tangarakau School
25:
1084:
1083:
1075:Succeeded by
761:978-1-86969-366-4
470:
469:
461:
460:
243:
242:
1168:
1058:Preceded by
1050:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1042:
1037:. nzherald.co.nz
1029:
1027:
1025:
1013:
1011:
1009:
992:
990:
988:
971:
960:
939:
917:
916:
914:
912:
897:
891:
890:
888:
886:
875:
869:
868:
866:
864:
849:
843:
842:
829:
823:
822:
820:
818:
806:
800:
797:
791:
788:
782:
779:
773:
770:
764:
749:
743:
740:
734:
733:
715:
692:
689:
683:
680:
555:Second World War
551:New Zealand Army
479:
265:
264:
218:
213:
208:
203:
198:
182:
181:
101:
93:
90:16 November 2012
82:
74:
72:
44:
37:
34:
24:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1165:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1071:
1063:
1040:
1038:
1023:
1021:
1016:
1007:
1005:
986:
984:
946:
926:
921:
920:
910:
908:
899:
898:
894:
884:
882:
877:
876:
872:
862:
860:
851:
850:
846:
830:
826:
816:
814:
807:
803:
798:
794:
789:
785:
780:
776:
771:
767:
750:
746:
741:
737:
730:
716:
695:
690:
686:
681:
677:
672:
644:
602:
567:Gallaher Shield
547:
527:
502:First World War
494:
475:
280:Amateur team(s)
254:
166:
159:
136:
133:men's outfitter
113:Ponsonby School
112:
110:
109:Kapanui School
96:
95:
91:
77:
76:
75:6 February 1921
70:
68:
57:Birth name
47:
35:
30:
28:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1174:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1082:
1081:
1076:
1073:
1064:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1030:
1014:
993:
972:
961:
945:
944:External links
942:
941:
940:
925:
922:
919:
918:
892:
870:
844:
824:
809:Luxford, Bob.
801:
792:
783:
774:
765:
744:
735:
728:
693:
684:
674:
673:
671:
668:
643:
640:
601:
598:
546:
543:
526:
523:
518:Salvation Army
493:
490:
468:
467:
463:
462:
459:
458:
455:
452:
447:
443:
442:
440:
438:
433:
429:
428:
423:
418:
413:
407:
406:
402:
401:
398:
396:
391:
387:
386:
381:
376:
371:
365:
364:
360:
359:
356:
354:
349:
345:
344:
341:
339:
334:
330:
329:
326:
324:
321:
317:
316:
313:
311:
308:
304:
303:
298:
293:
288:
282:
281:
277:
276:
271:
261:
260:
256:
255:
252:
249:
248:
245:
244:
241:
240:
237:
235:
233:
231:
229:
224:
220:
219:
214:
209:
204:
199:
194:
191:
187:
186:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
164:
161:
160:
157:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
135:
134:
131:
128:
125:
121:
119:
115:
114:
107:
103:
102:
94:(aged 91)
88:
84:
83:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
49:
48:
45:
29:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1173:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1079:
1070:
1069:
1062:
1056:
1051:
1036:
1031:
1019:
1015:
1003:
999:
994:
982:
978:
973:
970:
966:at ESPNscrum
965:
962:
959:
955:
951:
948:
947:
937:
933:
928:
927:
906:
902:
896:
880:
874:
858:
854:
848:
840:
839:
834:
828:
812:
805:
796:
787:
778:
769:
762:
758:
754:
748:
739:
731:
729:0-908570-16-3
725:
721:
714:
712:
710:
708:
706:
704:
702:
700:
698:
688:
679:
675:
667:
665:
661:
657:
653:
650:, and in the
649:
639:
636:
633:
632:Hennie Muller
628:
624:
621:
619:
615:
611:
607:
597:
596:as fullback.
595:
590:
588:
584:
580:
575:
573:
568:
564:
560:
556:
552:
542:
540:
536:
532:
522:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
489:
487:
483:
478:
474:
464:
456:
453:
451:
448:
444:
441:
439:
437:
434:
430:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
408:
403:
399:
397:
395:
392:
388:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
366:
361:
357:
355:
353:
350:
346:
342:
340:
338:
335:
331:
327:
325:
322:
318:
314:
312:
309:
305:
302:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
287:
283:
278:
275:
270:
266:
262:
257:
250:
246:
238:
236:
234:
232:
230:
228:
225:
222:
221:
215:
210:
205:
200:
195:
192:
189:
188:
183:
179:
176:
173:
169:
162:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
132:
129:
126:
123:
122:
120:
116:
108:
104:
100:, New Zealand
99:
89:
85:
81:, New Zealand
80:
67:
63:
59:
55:
50:
46:Scott in 1946
43:
38:
33:
23:
19:
1066:
1039:. Retrieved
1022:. Retrieved
1006:. Retrieved
1002:the original
985:. Retrieved
981:the original
931:
924:Bibliography
909:. Retrieved
904:
895:
883:. Retrieved
873:
861:. Retrieved
856:
847:
836:
827:
815:. Retrieved
804:
795:
786:
777:
768:
752:
747:
738:
719:
687:
678:
645:
637:
629:
625:
622:
603:
591:
586:
576:
548:
537:club in the
531:rugby league
528:
495:
472:
471:
425:
420:
415:
410:
383:
378:
373:
368:
300:
295:
290:
285:
268:
253:Rugby player
124:Warehouseman
92:(2012-11-16)
22:
1101:2012 deaths
1096:1921 births
1078:Wally Argus
911:7 September
905:stuff.co.nz
885:16 November
863:7 September
833:"No. 53894"
811:"Bob Scott"
642:Later years
563:rugby union
492:Early years
482:rugby union
450:New Zealand
269:Position(s)
130:paperhanger
118:Occupations
1090:Categories
1061:Fred Allen
1041:11 October
1024:11 October
1008:11 October
987:11 October
936:Wellington
670:References
664:WhangamatÄ
660:Fred Allen
600:All Blacks
594:Bob Stuart
512:and later
510:Tangarakau
498:Wellington
486:All Blacks
436:NZEF Kiwis
98:WhangamatÄ
79:Wellington
71:1921-02-06
964:Bob Scott
950:Bob Scott
606:All Black
553:when the
106:Education
27:Bob Scott
1053:Records
817:12 April
763:, p.126.
583:fullback
559:Auckland
535:Ponsonby
533:for the
496:Born in
426:(Points)
394:Auckland
384:(Points)
337:Ponsonby
301:(Points)
274:Fullback
227:Ponsonby
223:1939â42
175:Fullback
171:Position
952:at the
857:OneNews
508:, then
446:1946â54
432:1945â46
390:1946â52
320:1946â53
127:painter
759:
726:
604:As an
589:team.
506:Kapuni
352:Petone
190:Years
149:Weight
141:Height
587:Kiwis
514:Åhura
466:
411:Years
369:Years
286:Years
193:Team
185:Club
1043:2007
1026:2007
1010:2007
989:2007
913:2014
887:2012
865:2014
819:2007
757:ISBN
724:ISBN
545:Army
457:(74)
421:Apps
416:Team
379:Apps
374:Team
348:1954
333:1944
307:1942
296:Apps
291:Team
87:Died
65:Born
477:MBE
239:17
197:Pld
32:MBE
1092::
934:.
903:.
855:.
835:.
755:.
696:^
454:17
400:()
358:()
343:()
328:()
315:()
212:FG
1045:.
1028:.
1012:.
991:.
915:.
889:.
867:.
821:.
732:.
217:P
207:G
202:T
73:)
69:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
