0 0 8 ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁full - time ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁while ▁developing ▁as ▁a ▁rugby ▁player . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁im pressed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁Scotland ▁age - grade ▁international ist ▁and ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁C urr ie ' s ▁recent ▁rise ▁to ▁prom in ence , ▁dom est ically ▁in ▁Premier ▁ 1 ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁Cup . ▁Before ▁signing , ▁Scott ▁represented ▁Scotland ▁at ▁under - 1 9 ▁and ▁under - 2 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁district ▁int est ate ▁under - 1 7 ▁and ▁under - 1 8 ▁teams . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Scott ▁joined ▁Edinburgh ▁as ▁an ▁el ite ▁development ▁player . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁compet itive ▁début ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁against ▁Card iff ▁Blues . ▁His ▁first ▁try ▁came ▁against ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁C elt ic ▁League ▁w inners ▁Mun ster ▁after ▁he ▁d umm ied ▁and ▁cut ▁inside , ▁before ▁pal ming ▁off ▁two ▁Mun ster ▁def enders ▁to ▁score ▁under ▁the ▁posts . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁familiar ▁feature ▁for ▁Edinburgh , ▁combining ▁his ▁up br ing ing ▁as ▁a ▁stand - off ▁with