Iain Fullarton (born 25 April 1976) is a former Scottish

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player. His regular playing position was Lock.

Club career

Fullarton was educated at

St. Mary's School, Melrose St. Mary's School is a private, co-educational, day and boarding prep school in Melrose, Scotland. As of 2015 there are 190 pupils; 97 boys and 93 girls. History St. Mary's School was established in 1895 by John Hamilton as a school for boys. ...

Merchiston Castle School Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled a ...

and the

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. While at Merchiston Castle School he appeared for the Scottish schools side. Fullarton turned professional with

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and has since played for

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...

. He signed for

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in 2004. In June 2008 he signed a two-year deal to play for London Scottish.

International career

Fullarton represented

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at under 21, under 19 and under 18 levels and made 15 appearances for the Scotland A side. He made his full

debut in their tour of

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in 2000, replacing Scott Murray in the first Test against

, and was subsequently selected in the starting line up for the second test. He won his third

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, again as a replacement for Scott Murray in the November 2001 Test, also against New Zealand. He won his fifth cap for Scotland when he came on as a substitute in the

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countdown Test against

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in 2003. Earlier that summer he toured

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with Scotland but did not play in either Test match. Overall he won eight international caps. In 2009 Fullarton represented the

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fullarton, Iain 1976 births Living people People educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose People educated at Merchiston Castle School Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Dundee HSFP players Edinburgh Rugby players Sale Sharks players Saracens F.C. players London Scottish F.C. players Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union locks