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Alex Blair
Alex Blair (born 16 November 1990) is a Scotland 'A' international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Impressing for Edinburgh Academicals, he was offered a contract by Edinburgh Rugby in 2010. While with Edinburgh Rugby he played for Melrose. He turned out for Edinburgh Academicals again when he was released by Edinburgh Rugby in 2011. He played for Southern Districts in Australia in the summer of 2013. When he was offered a trial to return to Edinburgh Rugby he was still playing for Edinburgh Academicals. Professional career Blair signed for Edinburgh Rugby in 2010. He played one match against Leinster in the Pro12. He was released a year later in 2011 due to a back injury. He had a spell with Sale Sharks. He was offered the chance to train with Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Weir
Duncan Weir (born 10 May 1991) is a Scotland international rugby union rugby player. He plays professional rugby for United Rugby Championship side Glasgow Warriors at fly-half. Rugby Union career Amateur career Weir was educated at Cathkin High School. He played for Cambuslang RFC. Weir was drafted to Glasgow Hawks for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. Drafting meant he could play for an amateur side when not used by his professional club. Weir was drafted to Aberdeen GSFP for the 2012-13 season; and Stirling County for the 2013-14 season. In the 2014-15 season, Weir was drafted to Currie; at the time Currie - an Edinburgh club - was nominally under Glasgow Warriors' purview. Weir's move to Edinburgh Rugby meant that he was then drafted to amateur clubs under Edinburgh's purview instead. So Weir was drafted to Hawick in 2016-17; and then Boroughmuir for season 2017-18. Professional career Weir made his professional competitive debut for Glasgow Warriors on 23 April 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose RFC Players
Melrose may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Melrose, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland ** Melrose Abbey, ruined monastery ** Melrose RFC, rugby club Australia * Melrose, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett Region * Melrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region), a neighbourhood in Killarney * Melrose, South Australia, a town in the southern Flinders Ranges * Melrose, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region * Melrose Park, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide Canada * Melrose, Hastings County, Ontario, a community in the township of Tyendinaga * Melrose, Middlesex County, Ontario, a community in the township of Middlesex Centre * Melrose, Nova Scotia * Melrose, New Brunswick * Melrose, Newfoundland and Labrador * Melrose, Nova Scotia Mauritius * Melrose, Mauritius, a village in Mauritius New Zealand * Melrose, New Zealand, a suburb in the Eastern Ward of Wellington City South Africa * Melrose, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg * Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Academicals Rugby Union Players
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland 'A' International Rugby Union Players
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 surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Rugby Players
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city ... of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sale Sharks Players
Sale may refer to: Common meanings * Sales, the exchange of goods for profits * Sales, discounts and allowances in the prices of goods Places *Sale, Victoria, a city in Australia *Sale, Myanmar, a city * Sale, Greater Manchester, a town in England *Sale (Thrace), an ancient Greek city * Sale, Piedmont, a commune in Italy *Salé, a city in Morocco **Republic of Salé, a 17th-century corsair city-state on the Moroccan coast *Şäle, also transliterated Shali, Republic of Tatarstan, a village in Russia *Sale (Tanzanian ward) *Sale Island, Canada People *Sale (Berkshire cricketer), an 18th-century English cricketer *Sale Ngahkwe (c. 875–934), a king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma *Sale (surname) Other uses * Sale, a grocery store chain in Finland *''The Sale'', an album by the American progressive rock band Crack the Sky * BOC Aviation, formerly Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) *Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Rugby Union Players
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland *Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina ("chotis"Span ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1990 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Gray (rugby Union, Born 1989)
Richard James Gray (born 24 August 1989) is a Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player, who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for Stade Toulousain, Toulouse, Castres Olympique and Sale Sharks. Gray is easily recognised on the pitch due to his height, standing at 6 ft 10 in, and his long, peroxide blonde, peroxide blond hairstyle. He is one of the tallest rugby players in Europe. Club career Gray played for provincial sides Glasgow Hawks and West of Scotland. He began his professional career at Glasgow Warriors in 2008, and was named in the Pro12 Dream Team at the end of the 2010/11 season. It was announced in November 2011 that Gray would be leaving Glasgow Warriors at the end of the 2011–12 season, having agreed to sign for the Sale Sharks. In May 2013 it was announced that he would leave Sharks and had signed a three-year deal with French team Castres Olympique. On 24 November 2015, Gray agreed a four-year deal wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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