_(Matt_Scott_cropped).jpg) Scott in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Matthew Clive McCrimmon Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Currie High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Fergus Scott (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Scott (born 30 September 1990)[1] is a Scottishrugby union player with 40 caps forScotland who most recently played forEdinburgh in theUnited Rugby Championship. His regular playing position is Centre.
Scott was born inDunfermline, Scotland. He was deputy head boy atCurrie High School. In 2008 he embarked on full-time study at theUniversity of Edinburgh while developing as a rugby player.[2] He graduated with a law degree in 2013.[3]
Scott had impressed in the 2010–11 season as a Scotland age-grade internationalist and his part inCurrie's recent rise to prominence, domestically inPremier 1 and theBritish and Irish Cup. Before signing, Scott represented Scotland at under-19 and under-20 in 2009 and 2010 respectively.[4]
Scott played for Edinburgh's district interstate u-17 and u-18 teams.
In April 2011 Scott joinedEdinburgh as an elite development player.[5]
Scott made his competitive début on 2 September 2011 againstCardiff Blues.[6] His first try came against2010–11Celtic League winnersMunster after he dummied and cut inside, before palming off two Munster defenders to score under the posts.
Since then he has become a familiar feature for Edinburgh, combining his upbringing as a stand-off with his strength in the tackle to great effect as a play-making centre with an eye for the try line. Having become a regular feature in the Edinburgh Rugby midfield, Scott signed a contract extension in October 2012 that will keep him at the club until 2015.
By the middle of January 2016 he had played 70 times for Edinburgh and had scored 14 tries.[7] On 16 January 2016, an announcement that Scott had signed forAviva Premiership sideGloucester, to join for the start of the 2016–17 season.[8] His last match for Edinburgh was against the Cardiff Blues on 7 May 2016.[9]
On 21 February 2018, Scott re-signed with his hometown clubEdinburgh back in thePro14, on a two-year deal ahead of the 2018–19 season .[10]
On 29 April 2020 it was confirmed Scott will join English sideLeicester Tigers from the 2020–21 season.[11] Scott played as a replacement in the2022 Premiership Rugby final as Tigers beatSaracens 15–12.[12] On 13 January 2023, Scott scored two tries as Leicester beatASM Clermont Auvergne 44–29 away to qualify for the2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup round-of-16.[13]
On 12 April 2024 Leicester announced that Scott would be leaving the club at the end of the season.[14]
On 2 August 2024, it was confirmed that Scott returns to his old clubEdinburgh for a third spell in his career for the 2024-25 season.[15]
Before going pro, Scott represented Scotland at under-19 and under-20 in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
Scott made his age-grade international debut in the 55–13 success against Italy at Lasswade, Edinburgh, in March 2009, followed by the Dourdan match against France a month later. In 2010 he was recalled to the representative set-up for Scotland's under-20 6 Nations, playing in all but one match, featuring as a replacement in each of the four 6NC matches before playing in a further five Junior world Championship matches in Argentina.
Scott made a try-scoring debut for Scotland A in February 2012 in the 35–0 win over England Saxons at Netherdale.[16] The following month he gained his first international cap, coming on as a replacement in theRBS Six Nations match versus Ireland at theAviva Stadium. His first start for Scotland came in June, ontour against Australia.[17] In the2013 Six Nations Championship he started at inside centre in all of Scotland's matches. He appeared for Scotland in amini-tournament in South Africa in the same year. He went on Scotland'stour to Japan in 2016.[4]