John William Beattie (born 21 November 1985) is a Scottish former

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player. A number 8, he played for

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, Montpellier,

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and Bayonne.

Background

Beattie is the son of former Scotland number 8 John Beattie and brother of Scotland women's footballer

Jen Beattie Jennifer Patricia Beattie (born 13 May 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Arsenal of the FA WSL and the Scotland national team. Beattie is a tall, strong, right-footed player. Although typically a defender or midfielder ...

. He was educated at

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, and played age group rugby for Glasgow and Scotland. As a youth, Beattie also represented Scotland at cricket and played football for the Rangers youth team.

International career

Beattie gained his first cap against

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on 18 November 2006. He was named in the XV for the standout performers of the 2010 Six Nations Championship by ''Planet Rugby''. He won 38 caps in total scoring 3 tries. In January 2020, Beattie announced his retirement from rugby.

Post-retirement

Beattie hosts ''Le French Rugby Podcast,'' a rugby podcast about French rugby with Benjamin Kayser. Beattie also works with the well known rugby publisher RugbyPass.

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