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Thomas Allen "Scotty" McClymont (5 January 1892 – 18 December 1974) was a New Zealand
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footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, and
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ed in the 1920s through to the 1950s. He represented
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Early years

Thomas McClymont was born in Karangahake. McClymont represented the Goldfields sub-union in
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Playing career

McClymont played for Ponsonby United in the
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competition, making his debut in 1913, and represented
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.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . He was to be selected at fullback for
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for the 1914 Test against
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; however an injury delayed his debut until after the War. McClymont was selected as Ponsonby captain in 1919. In 1919 he was selected for the New Zealand team, and played in four Test matches for them between 1919 and 1924. McClymont captained New Zealand in the first Test match against
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in 1924. Unfortunately a broken arm in this match hastened his retirement.


Coaching career

In 1928 McClymont coached New Zealand for a three-match Test series against
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. New Zealand lost 1–2. During the 1930s, McClymont coached
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in the
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competition while remaining a New Zealand selector. McClymont again became coach in 1936 for two tests against England and two further tests against Australia in 1937. He was named as one of the three selectors for the New Zealand team to tour England and France in 1939. He retained the role after World War II, coaching the Kiwis between 1947 and 1952. During this time he led a tour of Australia in 1939 and two tours of Great Britain and France, in 1947-48 and 1951–52. In 1958 McClymont coached the Northern Districts side in the ARL Competition. Districts were a combination of the North Shore and Northcote teams. McClymont died in 1974 and was buried at Purewa Cemetery in Auckland. He was inducted as a
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Legend of League in 2007.Three Kiwi greats inducted into New Zealand Legends of League
''rleague.com'', 17 April 2007


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