Colin Shaw (born 10 May 1983 in

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) is a former Scotland 7s international

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player who played on the

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and Full Back for

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played for

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at the start of his rugby career. He then played for

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winning 3 league and 1 cup in his 3 years before breaking into the Warriors team in 2003. He won the Melrose Sevens in 2008 playing for the Scottish Thistles.

Professional career

He was part of the Glasgow Thistles squad - Glasgow district's Academy side - which went to New Zealand for rugby training in the summer of 2000. He scored a try on his Warriors debut against

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in the pre-season match in 2003. He made his competitive debut in the Celtic League against

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in 2004 and he was offered a full-time contract with the Warriors in 2005.

International career

Shaw played for Scotland U19s in the world U-19 championship in Italy in 2002 and for the

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in the U-21 World Cup in England in 2003. He made two caps for Scotland 'A'. Having made his debut for Scotland 7s in 2008 at the George 7s in

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, after playing in 36 tournaments on the IRB World Sevens Circuit, Shaw announced his retirement in 2015.

References

External links

SRU player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Colin 1983 births Living people Glasgow Warriors players Ayr RFC players Glasgow Hawks players Scotland international rugby sevens players Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Male rugby sevens players Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Irvine, North Ayrshire Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games