Alastair 'Al' David Kellock (born 14 June 1981) is the managing director at

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. He is a former

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international

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player. He played as a

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for

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and

, captaining the Warriors to a Pro12 league win in 2015.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Kellock began playing

with Allan Glen's in Bishopbriggs.

Professional career

He played for

before making the switch to

. He captained Glasgow from 2006 until 2015. In his last season 2014–15 before retiring, the Warriors won the

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, the first major trophy that a Scottish side has won in the professional era. He was named in the Pro12 Dream Team at the end of the 2009/10 and 2012/13 seasons.

International career

He made his Scotland debut against

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on 6 November 2004. He captained Scotland to a historic win against

in November 2009. On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Kellock would captain Scotland in the

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. Kellock scored his first international try against

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in Scotland's opening match of the 2011 RBS Six Nations. Kellock also captained his country at the

2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Af ...

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. His last game for Scotland was in the 42–17 win over

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in the

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. He was named as part of the November 2014 Barbarian's squad, captaining them in their match against Australia.

Administrative career

On retiring from playing rugby he took up a commercial post with the

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. On 10 March 2021 it was announced that Kellock would take up the post of managing director with

in April 2021. He takes over from

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who moves to the

as Head of International Commercial Projects. Kellock said of the move: "Glasgow Warriors has been a significant part of my life so far and I am incredibly honoured to have been asked to return as Managing Director. We have an incredibly passionate group of supporters, active and strong partners and an on and off field team who all want to drive the club forward and I am excited about adding to that journey."

Personal life

He is the son of Stuart and Jane Kellock. His wife is Ashley and as of 2009 they have a daughter, Kate, and a son, Ruairidh.

References

External links

Glasgow profileMagners League Profile
1981 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Edinburgh Rugby players Glasgow Warriors players Sportspeople from Bishopbriggs Scotland international rugby union players People educated at Bishopbriggs High School Rugby union locks Barbarian F.C. players Allan Glen's RFC players Rugby union players from East Dunbartonshire {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub