Christy Elliot

Christy Elliot (24 February 1933 – 5 September 2020) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]

Christy Elliot

Birth name	Christopher Elliot
Date of birth	24 February 1933
Place of birth	Langholm, Scotland
Date of death	5 September 2020 (aged 87)
Place of death	Carlisle, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1947-72 Langholm Barbarians () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1962 1965 South of Scotland District Scottish Districts () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1958-65 Scotland 12 (8)

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.[3]

He first played for Langholm as a 15 year old in 1947, and last played for the club in 1972, 25 years later.[4]

He also played for the Barbarians 3 times.[3]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District.[5]

He captained the combined Scottish Districts side in 1965, playing against South Africa. The Districts side won 16-8.[3]

International career

He was capped for Scotland twelve times between 1958-65.[1][6]

Military career

He did his national service in Korea with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]

Business career

He became a tweed manager with Arthur Bell & Sons in Langholm.[3]

Family

His brother Tom Elliot was also capped for Scotland.[1]

References

1. Bath, p138
2. "Christopher Elliot". ESPN scrum.
3. "Obituary: Christy Elliot". Scottish Rugby Union.
4. Nixon, Jack (10 September 2020). "Tribute to Langholm stalwart and Scotland internationalist Christie Elliot". The Offside Line.
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Christy Elliot - Test matches". ESPN scrum.

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)