Dougie Hall (born 24 September 1980) is a former Scottish international

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player, who played 151 games for the

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and won 42 caps for

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Background

Born in

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, he was educated at

Glenalmond College Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. ...

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and it was playing for them he was first scouted.

Career

He debuted for Scotland in the second-half defeat against

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at the age of 22 in August 2003 (23–9). Hall had already represented Scotland at national under-19 and under-21 levels, before starting a training contract with the Glasgow Caledonians (now Glasgow Warriors) before turning professional in 2002. He began his career with Glasgow in the 1999–00 season, making three substitute appearances in the Welsh-Scottish League and 1 appearance in

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. He made the bench the following

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but did not play. He spent much of the 2001–02 season recovering from a broken leg but played for Glasgow in 5 matches that season. He then transferred to

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where he spent five years learning his craft and cementing his place as Scotland's first-choice hooker. He was selected for the

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but picked up a knee injury and was forced to withdraw. For the start of the 2007–08 season Hall went back down the M8 to rejoin the Glasgow Warriors. In March 2012 he signed his second contract extension, which runs until 2014. On 24 March 2015, it was announced Hall would retire at the end of the

and move into a career in financial services. His final game was the PRO12 final won by Glasgow at the end of the 2014/15 season. Hall's 142 appearances for

in his second spell at the Warriors, together with his nine appearances from 1999 to 2002, gives him a total of 151 appearances for the Glasgow club.

References

External links

Glasgow profile
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Scotland profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Dougie 1980 births Living people Edinburgh Rugby players Glasgow Warriors players Hillhead Jordanhill players People educated at Glenalmond College Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Dingwall Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players