Scott Wight
| Birth name | Scott Wight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Wight (born 5 November 1985) is a Scottish rugby union player. His regular playing position is stand-off. He played for Glasgow Warriors in the PRO12[1] having previously represented Melrose.
Club career
[edit]Scott started off playing for Melrose RFC playing at 10. During his time at Melrose, Wight captained the Greenyards team to a magnificent haul of Premier 1, Border League and Melrose Sevens titles, and also guided them to the final of the Scottish Cup. He also represented the Scotland Club XV International team.[2]
In 2011, Scott signed with Glasgow Warriors. Since his time there, he has been the third choice stand off behind internationalists Duncan Weir and Ruaridh Jackson. During the 2012 season, he has been a strong contender with Jackson to start with Weir being injured. In May 2013, Wight signed a new one-year contract, saying "I've only ever wanted to stay in Glasgow and I'm very happy to have signed this new deal".[3]
Wight left Glasgow at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4]
He joined the Warriors side again on 25 August 2015, this time on loan[5] from Scotland 7s.[6] This was to provide cover at fly-half throughout the Rugby World Cup period with the injury to Gregor Hunter.
Coaching
[edit]While still an active player, Wight took a step into coaching in April 2017 when he was appointed as coach of the Scotland Women 7s squad, replacing Scott Forrest in the role.[7][8]
Reference List
[edit]- ^ "Scott Wight Glasgow Warriors profile". Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (Scott Wight) | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors stand-off Scott Wight agrees new contract". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors trio to depart at end of season". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Wight joins on loan as Warriors leave for Canada". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Scotland 7s (Scott Wight) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland Womens' [sic] Sevens appoint Wight". Planet Rugby. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Heatly, Gary (26 April 2017). "Scott Wight appointed coach of Scotland Women Sevens side". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Scottish rugby union players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Women's rugby union in Scotland
- Scotland Club XV international rugby union players
- Melrose RFC players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland
- Scottish rugby union coaches
- Coaches of international rugby sevens teams