Ally Maclay (born 2 March 1984 in

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) is a

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international

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footballer. He plays at

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. He plays for

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Maclay started out playing with the

at midi level. He then played with Stewart's Melville, while he was a PE student at Edinburgh. He returned to Hawks and won the Championship and Cup double in 2003-04 season. He also played for

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and in

with

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rugby club. Maclay came back to play with the

from 2013.

Professional career

Maclay was in the

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back-up squad for the 2004-05 season. He played in the Warriors match against Newcastle Falcons on 20 September 2004 at

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scoring a try in this match in a 26 - 21 victory for the Glasgow side. Maclay was later to play against the Warriors when he played for

. In a friendly match on 20 March 2007, he scored a try against the Warriors in a 14-14 draw at

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International career

Maclay came through the age-grades for Scotland playing at U16, U18, U19 and U21 grades. He moved to

where he became eligible and represented both the

national side and the Hong Kong 7s national side.

Assault

Maclay was the victim of an assault which ended up in the Scottish court and made various newspaper headlines. A Halloween night-out with the

and

players in October 2013 ended in a takeaway restaurant. Being Halloween, the rugby stars were in fancy dress. Maclay, dressed as

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, interjected in a dispute between fellow Hawks player Gavin Quinn and Warriors and Scotland international Ryan Wilson. Wilson was fined £750 for assaulting both Quinn and Maclay by the Glasgow Sheriff Court.

References

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