Kevin Duncan McKenzie (born 22 January 1968,

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

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) is a former

international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

McKenzie played as a hooker. He played for Stirling County.

Provincial and professional career

He played for Glasgow District when rugby union was an amateur game. When rugby union was professionalised, McKenzie played for

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 ...

. The Reds were disbanded in 1998, and McKenzie then 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 made his competitive debut for the professional Glasgow district on 13 September 1998, against

Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...

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in the

Scottish Inter-District Championship The Scottish Inter-District Championship is a rugby union competition between regional sides in Scotland. Established in 1953, the tournament went through several formats. The Scottish Rugby Union confirmed in January 2023 that the Scottish In ...

. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 43.

International career

He was capped once for Scotland 'B' on 9 December 1989 against Ireland 'B'. He was capped fourteen times for

between 1994 and 1998, including the

1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in Sou ...

, His only international try was at

Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Stadium ( ga, Bóthar Lansdún, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for ...

against on 20 January 1996.

Family

His brother Mark McKenzie also played for Glasgow District, Stirling County, Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors.

References

1968 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Stirling Caledonia Reds players Glasgow Warriors players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Stirling County RFC players Scotland 'B' international rugby union players Rugby union hookers 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub