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1996–97 Glasgow Warriors Season
The 1996–97 season was the first in the history of the Glasgow Warriors as a professional side. The Warriors rugby union provincial side was created by turning the amateur provincial side Glasgow District into a professional outfit. During this season, the newly professional side competed as Glasgow Rugby. This season saw Glasgow Rugby compete in the Scottish Inter-District Championship and the European Challenge Cup. Overview Formation of the professional side District sides had a difficult metamorphosis into their respective professional sides in Scotland. The district sides were not members of the Scottish Rugby Union; the amateur clubs were. This meant that many top amateur club sides fancied their own chances of turning professional instead of the district sides. The International Rugby Board embraced professionalism in 1995. The district versus clubs debate in Scotland meant that no Scottish sides were entered into the Heineken Cup for season 1995-96. A vote was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hughenden Stadium
Hughenden is a multi-sports venue in the Hyndland area of Glasgow, Scotland. It has been the home since 1924 of Hillhead Sports Club, a private members' club catering for cricket, rugby union and tennis. Hughenden is best known as a rugby venue and is the home ground of Hillhead Jordanhill RFC. It was also used as the home ground of the professional Glasgow Rugby team from 1996 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007. The main rugby ground has a capacity of 6,000. History Hillhead Sports Club was formed in 1902 as a private club for former pupils of Hillhead High School, catering for various sports including football, cricket, hockey and athletics. A rugby team, Hillhead High School Former Pupils RFC (later Hillhead RFC), was formed in 1904. Initially the club used the Scotstoun Showgrounds before seeking to find a permanent home after the First World War, purchasing land at Hughenden in 1922. The club's new home, with its pavilion designed by W. Hunter McNab, was officially opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Chalmers
Craig Minto Chalmers (born 15 October 1968) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and coach. He represented Scotland, the British Lions and the Barbarians at international level. He made 60 international appearances as a player for the Scotland national team and scored 166 points. He played at fly-half with his playing career beginning at Melrose in the amateur era and with the professional era seeing him play Border Reivers and Glasgow Warriors before moving on to English sides Harlequins, Worcester Warriors and Pertemp Bees. He had coaching roles with Melrose and the Scotland national under-20 rugby union team. He later has had a business career in security. Rugby union career Early amateur career Chalmers played rugby while at Earlston High School. He was selected at stand-off for Scottish Schools against Australia in December 1985. Chalmers played for Melrose and won the Scottish Cup with them in 1997. Provincial and professional career Chalmers playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Stanger
Anthony George Stanger (born 14 May 1968) is a Scottish former international rugby union player. With 24 international tries, he was Scotland's joint record try scorer, along with Ian Smith, until that record was broken by Stuart Hogg in November 2021. His regular playing positions were Wing and Centre. Early life Stanger was born in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. He attended university at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sport Sciences – 1st Class Honours (1999)."Talent job lures Tony Stanger back to Scotland" ''The Telegraph'', 17 May 2008. Rugby career Stanger played rugby for Scotland at under 18, 19 and 21 levels. He went on th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Smith (rugby Union, Born 1971)
, ru_coachyears = 2009–20122012–20152019–2020 , death_date= Thomas James Smith (31 October 1971 – 6 April 2022) was an English-born Scotland international rugby union loosehead prop who played for Glasgow Warriors, Caledonia Reds and Northampton Saints and also represented the British and Irish Lions. He became a rugby coach after retiring from play. Smith was one of the finest loosehead props of the modern era. Education and background Born to a Scottish mother and an English father, Smith is the great-grandson of Scottish international footballer Jack Bell.Union Jack Rob Sawyer, Everton FC Heritage Society, 8 May 2020 Smith's father died when Tom was six years old. He was first educated at |
Graham Shiel
Graham Shiel (born 13 August 1970 in Galashiels, Scotland ) is the skills coach of the Scotland rugby 7's team. He is now retired from playing rugby, having made 18 appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team and once for the national sevens team. Rugby union Career Amateur career He played with Melrose RFC from 1988 for fifteen years winning five National Championship and five Border League titles with them. He played for the Australian amateur club Manly in 1992. He later joined Stewart's Melville. Professional career He played for Border Reivers - and then Edinburgh Rugby where he was captain from 2000 to 2002. International career Shiel's international debut was against Ireland at Murrayfield in October 1991. His last international appearance was against New Zealand at Auckland in July 2000. He represented Scotland at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1996. Shiel was also capped by the Barbarians. Coaching career He first took on a coaching role while still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowen Shepherd
Rowen Shepherd (born 25 December 1970, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former Scottish international rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ... player, who played for . He was capped twenty times for Scotland between 1995 and 1998.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) References 1970 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Caledonia Reds players Glasgow Warriors players North and Midlands players Rugby union fullbacks {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Reid (rugby Union)
Stuart James Reid (born 31 January 1970) is a former international rugby union player. He plays in the back row. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Boroughmuir. Provincial and professional career He first played for Edinburgh District on 25 November 1989; against Glasgow District at New Anniesland. When the Edinburgh District side turned professional he played for Edinburgh. He played for Cities District on 2 November 1996. He played for Leeds Tykes. He moved on to play for Narbonne. International career He played for Scotland 'B' 3 times; his first appearance on 22 December 1990 against Ireland 'B'. He was capped by Scotland 'A'.https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12309975.reid-out-to-show-he-is-no-plod/ He won 8 senior caps for Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Redpath
Bryan William Redpath (born 2 July 1971 in Galashiels) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and former rugby union coach. He is currently the Director of Rugby at London Scottish. Early life and family Redpath attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Scottish Borders. His son, Cameron Redpath, is also a Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby playing career Redpath played professional rugby for Melrose RFC, Racing club de Narbonne Méditerranée in France, and Sale Sharks in England. Redpath won 60 caps for Scotland, captaining the team on a number of occasions. He appeared at three Rugby World Cups in 1995, 1999 and 2003. Coaching career After retiring from playing, Redpath took on coaching roles. He was the backs' coach at Gloucester Rugby 2005 to 2009 before being promoted to Head Coach in June 2009. He resigned from his Gloucester role in 2012 and joined Sale Sharks. He was confirmed as the Director of Rugby post at Sale Sharks in June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Perrett
Guy Perrett (born 22 March 1975) is a doctor and former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player who played with Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position was Lock. Perrett's rugby career spanned the amateur and professional era. He received his only Scotland 'A' cap on 5 November 2002 against Romania. Scotland won the match 21-18. Early life Perrett was born in Lanark, Scotland. He represented Glasgow Schools in 1992 and 1993 while still with Bearsden Academy. Rugby career Starting out with West of Scotland he joined Glasgow on the Scottish game turning professional in 1996; a year after the 'Open Game' was announced in 1995. Whilst at university and playing for West of Scotland he shared a flat with Gordon Bulloch and David McLeish. All three players went on to represent Glasgow. After a two-year break from representative rugby to concentrate on his medical studies, in April 2001 he returned to play for Glasgow Caley Reds. He made nine appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Murray (rugby Union)
Cameron Murray (born 31 March 1975 in Hawick, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Murray played for Haddington, Hawick Trades and Hawick. Following his retirement from professional rugby Murray played from Melrose for several seasons. He announced his retirement from playing in April 2012. Professional career Murray played professionally for Scottish team Borders between 1996 and 1997 before the team merged with Edinburgh Rugby in 1998. He continued to play for Edinburgh until Borders were revived in 2002. For the teams he played in both the Heineken Cup and Celtic League. He retired from professional rugby in 2004. International career Playing mainly at wing he was first selected for Scotland in 1998 against England in a Calcutta Cup match. He played for Scotland in the 1999 Five Nations Championship which Scotland won, and was selected for the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He continued to play for Scotl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Manson
John Manson (born 22 June 1968) is a retired Scottish international rugby union footballer who played with the Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors, two of Scotland's first professional rugby teams. Rugby Union career Amateur career Manson played for Hillfoots, Dundee HSFP, Stirling County, and West of Scotland FC at amateur level. Manson, while with the Dundee side, was one of the original Tillicoultry Trogs who brought the hard edge to Dundee HSFP's pack in the club's heyday in the early nineties. Alongside front row companion Danny Herrington, Manson made sure one of Scotland's future heroes, Prop Tom Smith had a tough fight to see 1st XV action with the club. Manson was part of the historic unbeaten NZ tour of 1992, the first ever by a British club side. Professional career When Scottish rugby turned its district sides professional in 1996, Manson first of all played for Caledonia Reds. When the Reds district was taken over by Glasgow, Manson then played for the Glasg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McKenzie (rugby Union)
Kevin Duncan McKenzie (born 22 January 1968, Stirling, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career McKenzie played as a hooker. He played for Stirling County. Provincial and professional career He played for Glasgow District when rugby union was an amateur game. When rugby union was professionalised, McKenzie played for Caledonia Reds. The Reds were disbanded in 1998, and McKenzie then played for Glasgow Warriors. He made his competitive debut for the professional Glasgow district on 13 September 1998, against Edinburgh Rugby at Easter Road in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 43. International career He was capped once for Scotland 'B' on 9 December 1989 against Ireland 'B'. He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1994 and 1998, including the 1995 Rugby World Cup, His only international try was at Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Stadium ( ga, Bóthar Lansdún, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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