Born in Birkenhead, Scott was a Senior Prefect at Radley College and captained the 1st XV, then after school was posted to Malaya on national service.
[1] Scott gained an England cap in 1958, replacing Jim Hetherington as fullback for the side's third Five Nations match, against France at Colombes.
England had a convincing win, but Scott was considered to have underperformed and lost his place to Fenwick Allison for the final fixture.
[2] He won a County Championship with Cheshire in 1960 and continued to play rugby for his regular club Harlequins until 1968.
[1] A property developer by profession, Scott amassed a significant fine arts collection, valued at £8M, which he donated to the Jackfield Tile and V&A museums in his later years.