| Birth name | Christopher Elliot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 September 2020 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Carlisle, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christy Elliot (24 February 1933 – 5 September 2020) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1][2]
He played for Langholm.[1] During his time at Langholm, the club won the Scottish Unofficial Championship in the 1958–59 season and the Border League in that same season, as well as the Langholm Sevens.[3]
Elliot won a further 5 Sevens winners medals on the Border Sevens Circuit: winning Kelso Sevens once, Gala Sevens twice, Selkirk Sevens once and Earlston Sevens once.[3]
He first played for Langholm as a 15-year-old in 1947, and last played for the club in 1972, 25 years later.[4]
He also played for the Barbarians 3 times.[3]
He played for South of Scotland District.[5]
He captained the Combined Scottish Districts side in 1965, playing against South Africa. The Districts side won 16–8.[3]
He was capped for Scotland twelve times between 1958 and 1965.[1][6]
He did his national service in Korea with the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[3]
He became a tweed manager with Arthur Bell & Sons in Langholm.[3]
His brother Tom Elliot was also capped for Scotland.[1]