Tom Elliot
Thomas Elliot MBE was a Scotland national [rugby union team|Scotland] international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Prop.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Elliot was born into a farming family in the Scottish Borders. He was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and at Loretto School, Musselburgh. After school he joined Gala RFC and played for the 2XV at lock. He soon moved to loose-head prop and over the next fifteen years made the position his own. Early in his career he gained a reputation for rumbustious play. Bill McLaren described him as "a tough rugged son of the soil".Provincial career
Elliot was capped by Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland District].International career
Elliot made his debut for Scotland in the 1955 [Five Nations Championship]. Scotland beat 14–8 at Murrayfield. His next match against resulted in another victory at the same venue. Elliot also played in a narrow 9–6 defeat to at Twickenham.In the 1956 Five Nations Championship he played all four matches. Scotland won one match against France at Murrayfield. The following year Scotland won two matches in the 1957 Five Nations Championship; Elliot played in every match. He played two matches in the 1958 Five Nations Championship, losing to Wales and Ireland. In between he played in a 12–8 victory over at Murrayfield on their 1957–58 Australia [rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France].
Elliot was selected for the 1955 [British Lions tour to South Africa], alongside his compatriot and fellow prop Hugh McLeod. They were kept from the Test team by the all Wales trio of Billy Williams, Bryn and Courtney Meredith. As it was Elliot played eight of the midweek games. He also played for the Barbarian F.C.