Graeme Kiddie (born 13 December 1970,

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) is a former vegan extremest/activist, and Scotland Under 21 international

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player who played at Full Back or

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. Kiddie started his rugby career with

Dundee HSFP Dundee HSFP is a former rugby union team that played their home games at the Mayfield Playing Fields, Dundee, Scotland. The club disbanded in 2021. The team was founded in 1880 by former pupils of the High School of Dundee. The men's side play ...

. He played for

Edinburgh Academicals The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby. Its home ground is Raeburn Pl ...

before representing the provincial Caledonia Reds side in 1997. He played for professional side

Caledonia Reds Caledonia Reds were a Scottish rugby union professional district team who participated in the Scottish Inter-District Championship and in two seasons of the Heineken Cup. They evolved from one of the traditional four amateur districts of Scotland ...

until they folded in 1998. He played for

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

. He joined Glasgow for season 2000–01, but never played that season due to injury. Kiddie played for

Boroughmuir Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union football club in the Scottish Rugby Union. The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the , where they are known as the Boroughmuir Bears. Founded in 1919 and admitted to ...

in 1999 to 2003–04, with a break when he played for Plymouth. He also played Sevens for Boroughmuir and the Royal Scots Fijians. He played in the Melrose Sevens tournament for NIG Scottish Thistles in 2002 and was in Scotland's Sevens rugby squad for the Manchester Commonwealth Games for 2002. Kiddie was a Scotland Under 21 internationalist. He also made the Scotland Sevens international team, playing 12 matches and scoring 34 points. He played for Plymouth Albion. He signed for Plymouth in the 2002–03 season. While with Plymouth he played for the

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District team. Finally, he played rugby for Morgan Academy from 2007 to 2014. After rugby he became a Physical Education teacher at Morgan Academy, Dundee.

References

External links

Glasgow Warriors site

Pro12 Profile

Match Report Glasgow v Bridgend, April 2002
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiddie, Graeme 1977 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Rugby union players from Dundee Caledonia Reds players Glasgow Warriors players Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players Morgan Rugby players Dundee HSFP players Boroughmuir RFC players Plymouth Albion R.F.C. players Scotland international rugby sevens players Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players Male rugby sevens players