Scott has played for Trades, Hawick, Borders and Scotland - and has three caps to date.

He gained his first cap against Australia in Nov 2004.   Two more caps followed but injury ruled him out of the 2004-05 Six Nations.   Scott's rise to full cap came after turning pro with the Borders.   He was part of the Hawick team to win the Scottish Championship and Cup, and also won Player of the Year at Hawick and Man of the Match against Glynneath RFC (playing forTrades).

Hopefully Scott can go on to add to his caps.   Watch this space!

Kenny Douglas and Andrew (Tank) Gibson had been up to my house to see if I had fancied coming to the Volunteer Park to train and play with Hawick Trades.  My dad had played for the Trades when he was younger and my brother Ross was at the time playing for the Trades. I wasn’t really enjoying playing basketball at the time and the travelling after work to Edinburgh was getting a bit much, so after some more persuasion from Kenny & Tank I agreed to give it a go at trying my hand at Rugby.

Rugby's the game for me
I remember standing outside with Davie Macadam at the Volunteer a bit apprehensive about going in for training, when Kenny Douglas seen us and welcomed us both inside. I really enjoyed the atmosphere at training and was made really welcome by all the guys.

I played around six games for the Trades, one of my first being against Berwick.   I remember giving away a penalty and being annoyed about it: Berwick took a short tap penalty and I put in a huge tackle on the ball carrier, mainly out of rage. The referee gave another penalty for me not being ten metres, so this time I made sure I was ten metres and again I put in another “big hit” - this time successfully and Trades regained the ball.   I remember thinking how much I enjoyed putting in the big tackles and from that moment I knew that I enjoyed the physical contact and that Rugby was the game for me.

Cameraderie at Glynneath
Hawick 2nds had been up to the Volunteer to approach me to go to Mansfield and I reluctantly agreed to go after seeking advice and also on the understanding that I would be travelling with the Trades to Glynneath for the annual game against the Welsh club which I had heard so much about.

The trip to Glynneath was one of the highlights of my time with the Trades. The camaraderie and atmosphere experienced whilst down there was brilliant, and to make the weekend even better I was fortunate to be awarded the man of the match shield which I believe was only ever awarded to a few select Trades players over the years, something which I will always remain very proud of receiving.

Grateful
I shall always be eternally grateful to Hawick Trades RFC for introducing me to the game of rugby and for the continued support that they still give me in my career.