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Full Name: | Matthew Elliot |
Birth Date: | 14 June 1870 |
Birth Place: | Hawick, Scotland |
Death Place: | Hawick, Scotland |
Position: | Halfback |
Repyears1: | 1895–98 |
Repcaps1: | 6 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Matthew Elliot (14 June 1870 — 3 December 1945) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born in Hawick, Elliot was a halfback and played his rugby for hometown club Hawick RFC, where he formed a partnership in the halves with Davie Patterson that was known as "Mattha and Davie".[1]
Elliot was Hawick's first Scotland international, debuting in a win over Wales at Edinburgh during the 1895 Home Nations.[2] He next played for Scotland in their 1896 Calcutta Cup win over England at Cathkin Park and finished his career with a total of six caps, making his last appearance in 1898.[3]