Iwan Tukalo (born 5 March 1961) is a former

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international

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player. His regular playing position was Wing.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

The son of a Ukrainian father and Italian mother, Tukalo was educated at the

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He went on to play for

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. Tukalo then moved to play for Selkirk.

Provincial career

Tukalo played for Edinburgh District in the

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. On moving to Selkirk, Tukalo then played for

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. Tukalo played for the

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side on 7 January 1984. The following year Tukalo moved up in contention and played for the

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side in their first match against the

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side. He was selected for Blues again in 1986, the Reds winning that match. In the subsequent fixture on 3 January 1987, he was again named in the Blues side against the Reds - and scored the Blues first try. In January 1988 Tukalo first played for the

side.

International career

Tukalo was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against France 'B' on 7 February 1982. He secured 5 'B' caps in total. Tukalo won his first cap against

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and his last against

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. He scored a total of 15 tries during his international career. Tukalo won 37

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for his

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between 1985 and 1992. He was part of the Grand Slam winning team in 1990. Tukalo has a solitary Scotland 'A' cap which he obtained in the 'A' side's first match, against Spain in 1990.

Coaching career

Tukalo coached the Heriots side in the

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and is currently not involved with rugby at senior level.

Business career

Tukalo was awarded his MBA from the

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. Tukalo now has a second career working for Scottish And Southern Energy as sales and development director.

References

1961 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh Rugby union wings Scottish people of Ukrainian descent Italian Scottish rugby union players Scotland 'B' international rugby union players Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Royal HSFP players Selkirk RFC players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players South of Scotland District (rugby union) players Blues Trial players Reds Trial players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Whites Trial players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub