Thomas Elliot MBE (6 April 1926 – 3 May 1998) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1] His regular playing position was Prop.

Elliot was born into a farming family in the Scottish Borders.^[2] He was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and at Loretto School, Musselburgh.^[2] After school he joined Gala RFC and played for the 2XV at lock.^[2] He soon moved to loose-head prop and over the next fifteen years made the position his own.^[2] Early in his career he gained a reputation for rumbustious play.^[3] Bill McLaren described him as "a tough rugged son of the soil".^[4]

Elliot was capped by South of Scotland District.^[5]

Elliot made his debut for Scotland in the 1955 Five Nations Championship.^[6] Scotland beat Wales 14–8 at Murrayfield.^[7] His next match against Ireland resulted in another victory at the same venue.^[7] Elliot also played in a narrow 9–6 defeat to England at Twickenham.^[7]

In the 1956 Five Nations Championship he played all four matches.^[7] Scotland won one match against France at Murrayfield.^[7] The following year Scotland won two matches in the 1957 Five Nations Championship; Elliot played in every match.^[7] He played two matches in the 1958 Five Nations Championship, losing to Wales and Ireland.^[7] In between he played in a 12–8 victory over Australia at Murrayfield on their 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France.^[7]

Elliot was selected for the 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa, alongside his compatriot and fellow prop Hugh McLeod.^[3] If it were not for the outstanding Meredith brothers from Wales, they would have played in the Test matches.^[2][3] As it was Elliot played eight of the midweek games.^[3] He also played for the Barbarian F.C.^[3]

Elliot had farming interests in the Borders and Sutherland.^[3] He was a former president of the Selkirk branch of the National Farmers Union of Scotland, and former president of the Borders area.^[3] His animals often won championships at the Royal Highland Show near Edinburgh, of which he became a director.^[3] Elliot was also a past president of the Cheviot Sheep Society, member of the government's Hill Farming Advisory Committee and a director of the Moredun Foundation.^[3] For his contributions to farming he was awarded an MBE in 1989.^[2]