Peter Edward Murchie (born 7 January 1986) is a Scottish professional

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coach for

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and a former

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international player. He previously was an assistant coach for Stade Niçois; and head coach for

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ...

and then the Ayrshire Bulls. He formerly played for

in the Guinness

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, making over 100 appearances for the club. His playing position was full-back.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He started his career at

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where he came through their mini and youth sides before leaving to join professional side

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. He moved to Waterloo then Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. and then signed for

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just as they turned professional. On moving to Scotland he has played for

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and

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as well as professional side

Professional career

He first joined

before moving to various lower league English clubs. Murchie signed for

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seasons, ...

in 2008, when the club turned professional. He signed for

in 2009. He made his competitive debut for the club on 4 September 2009, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 174. On 21 August 2015 it was announced at a Glasgow Warriors Open Day training session that Murchie would take over the captaincy of the club on a short-term basis while the squad's Scotland players were at the 2015 World Cup. He played more than 100 times for

. On 4 May 2017 it was announced by

that Murchie would be leaving the club at the end of the season.

International career

Murchie's father is from

and used to play rugby for

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. Despite having caps for England Under 18 both Murchie and his father were keen on a career in Scotland: "" y father hasalways been keen to get me back north of the border so this move realises an ambition for the two of us". He represented Scotland A during their unbeaten 2010–11 and 2011–12 campaigns. On 24 October 2012 he was named in the full Scottish national team for the

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Coaching career

On 25 July 2017 it was announced that Murchie would be a player/coach at Stade Niçois in France. This was part of a wider tie-up between Scottish Rugby and Stade Nicois. On 5 January 2018 it was announced that Murchie was retiring on medical advice and took up a coaching position working for Scottish rugby in the academies. On 21 February 2018 it was announced that Murchie would take over as Ayr RFC head coach, who play in the Scottish Premiership. On 14 December 2019 Murchie was announced as the head coach for the Ayr Super6 team, after a Scottish Rugby competition restructuring. Murchie coached Ayr RFC to a league and cup double for the 2018/2019 season after a last minute victory in the cup final played at BT Murrayfield. On 5 March 2021 it was announced that Peter Murchie would become an assistant coach for

, concentrating on Skills coaching.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murchie, Peter 1986 births Living people Aberdeen GSFP RFC players Bath Rugby players Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players Dundee HSFP players Glasgow Warriors coaches Glasgow Warriors players London Welsh RFC players Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Carlisle, Cumbria Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union coaches Scottish rugby union players Stirling County RFC players Waterloo R.F.C. players