Scott Lawson (born 28 September 1981 in

Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

) is a

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player who plays club rugby for

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football C ...

. Lawson started playing rugby with

Biggar RFC Biggar RFC is a rugby union club based in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Founded in 1975, the team plays its home games at Hartree Mill. The men's side currently competes in , the women's side currently compete in . History The club was ...

he went through the youth system and all the way to the first XV. He then moved to sign and play for the

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Pro' team. He played for

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club was formed i ...

after moving from

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the ...

in September 2008. After four years, Lawson left Gloucester in 2012 and joined

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...

on a two-year contract. But on 22 April 2013 it was announced Lawson would join newly promoted

in the

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for the 2013–14 season. He plays internationally for

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. He plays as a

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. Lawson scored a try during his 12th cap for

in 2007, in a match against . He was selected for the 2007 World Cup, and scored a try against in Scotland's opening matc

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1981 births Living people Biggar RFC players Glasgow Warriors players Gloucester Rugby players London Irish players Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Lanark Sale Sharks players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Newcastle Falcons players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players {{scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub