Douglas Wylie (born 20 May 1963) is a former

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player and now coach.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Wylie was born in Edinburgh. He captained Stewart's Melville in 1994.

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the

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. He played for

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on 1 March 1986 against

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International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' three times in the seasons between 1984 and 1985. He was capped by Scotland 'A' six times in the seasons between 1990 and 1993. He had his full senior international debut, age 21, as fly-half against Australia at Murrayfield on 8 December 1984. He went on tour with Scotland on all but one of the ten that they made since 1984. Some tours, such as the

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didn’t award full caps. His last international was against France on 19 March 1994. He won 18 international caps.

Coaching career

He coached in New Zealand, then coached

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in 2001.

References

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