Christy Elliot
| Birth name | Christopher Elliot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Langholm, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 September 2020 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Carlisle, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christy Elliot (24 February 1933 – 2020) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Langholm.[1] During his time at Langholm, the club won the Scottish Unofficial Championship in the 1958-59 season and the Border League in that same season, as well as the Langholm Sevens.[3]
Elliot won a further more 5 Sevens winners medals on the Border Sevens Circuit: winning Kelso Sevens once, Gala Sevens twice, Selkirk Sevens once and Earlston Sevens once.[4]
He first played for Langholm as a 15 year old in 1947, and last played for the club in 1972, 25 years later.[5]
Provincial career
He played for South of Scotland District.[6]
International career
He was capped for Scotland twelve times between 1958-65.[1][7]
Family
His brother Tom Elliot was also capped for Scotland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Bath, p138
- ^ http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/6244.html
- ^ https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/obituary-christy-elliot
- ^ https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/obituary-christy-elliot
- ^ https://www.theoffsideline.com/tribute-to-langholm-stalwart-and-scotland-internationalist-christie-elliot/?v=79cba1185463
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19621025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/6244.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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