Tom Elliot
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Tom Elliot was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who played for and the Lions
. He was a prop alongside Hugh McLeod, and was described by Bill McLaren as "a tough rugged son of the soil".
He also played for Gala RFC
, Langholm RFC
and his brother Christy Elliot
was also a Scotland cap.
He was on the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who played for and the Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
. He was a prop alongside Hugh McLeod, and was described by Bill McLaren as "a tough rugged son of the soil".
He also played for Gala RFC
Gala RFC
Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale....
, Langholm RFC
Langholm RFC
Langholm Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown, Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway....
and his brother Christy Elliot
Christy Elliot
Christy Elliot was a Scottish international rugby union player.He was capped for twelve times between 1958-65. He also played for Langholm RFC.His brother Tom Elliot was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
was also a Scotland cap.
He was on the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa
1955 British Lions tour to South Africa
In 1955 the British Lions rugby union team toured Southern and Eastern Africa. The Lions drew the test series against , each team winning two of the four matches. They won the first test by a single point and the third by three points and lost the second and fourth matches by wider margins...
.