Gerald Michael McGuinness (born 14 September 1953) is a Scottish

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coach and former player who won seven caps for

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playing as a prop forward.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

In 1977 he played for West of Scotland. In 1987 he moved to

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Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District while still with West of Scotland. In 1987 played for the

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International career

McGuinness's first international match was against

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at Brisbane on 4 July 1982, Scotland's first victory in a full international match in the Southern hemisphere. The last of his seven caps was against

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on 16 March 1985. He played one match for

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in 1988.

Coaching career

He started youth development work in 2007 at Hawick RFC. He became Hawick head coach in 2009 and despite the club being promoted to the

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, he was sacked the following year. He then joined Scottish Premiership Division Two side

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as assistant coach, although left the club in 2012.

References

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