George Breckenridge (born 5 September 1964) is a former

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player and now coach. He played for the amateur Glasgow District side before playing for the professional Glasgow side, now

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

A former student of the High School of Glasgow, Breckenridge played for Glasgow High Kelvinside for 8 years. When they merged with

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to form

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he played another two years with the Hawks.

Provincial and professional career

He became a mainstay in the Glasgow District side. He played in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the

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outright and remained unbeaten the entire season, beating the touring

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into the bargain. He played in all their matches that season.

later honoured the 20th anniversary of that season when they played

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in 2009 in the Magners League opener. When the district side turned professional in 1996, Breckenridge also turned out for the fledgling

side. He was Glasgow's top kicker in European Competition for the season 1996-97 scoring 18 points; 3 penalties a-piece in games against

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and Clermont (then as Montferrand). He also played rugby in France and New Zealand.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'A' and Scotland 'B'. It was felt by some that he was overlooked for a senior Scotland cap as Glasgow District - even as Scottish champions - were viewed as somewhat unfashionable by the SRU.

Coaching career

He coached

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to 2004 and - along with

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- coached an amateur Glasgow District side in 2001. He also coached the

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and

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in 2005. He became a Backs Coach at Heriots and in 2006-7 was Assistant Coach to the

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side. He also coached West of Scotland and now coaches Lenzie RFC He is a keen supporter of the District system and would like to see it again expanded beyond

and

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. He coached a Co-Optimists side containing

stars

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and Folau Niua in a charity match against

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in 2011. He stated: "Having played for Glasgow, I know what a great honour it is to pull on that jersey."

Outside of rugby

He also works for the sports clothing company

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in Glasgow.

References

External links

George Breckenridge Profile1989-90 Inter-District Championship winning team
{{DEFAULTSORT:Breckenridge, George Scottish rugby union coaches Scottish rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players 1964 births Living people Glasgow Hawks players Glasgow High Kelvinside RFC players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Scotland 'B' international rugby union players