Waddell became a keen rugby player whilst a schoolboy and captained the Fettes College team.

Although Scotland lost, Waddell scored his first international in the game with a dropped goal, and was reselected for the rest of the tournament.

The South African tour turned into a difficult and injury prone affair, with the British losing three of the four tests.

Waddell played in all three loses, missing the Third Test, a draw at Port Elizabeth, when he was replaced by Bill Cunningham.

Waddell played in two of the wins, away to Ireland at Lansdowne Road and the first International at Murrayfield, a narrow victory over England.