Stewart Campbell (born 7 November 1972) is a former Scottish international

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player who played for Glasgow Caledonians (now

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). He played in the

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position. Campbell started playing amateur rugby for

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. Moving through amateur clubs he played for West of Scotland,

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and

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. When professional rugby started in Scotland in 1996, Campbell first played for the

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. On their merger with the Glasgow side he then turned out for Glasgow Caledonians in 1998. Campbell then played for

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in Italy before moving to England to play for the

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and then

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. Campbell played for Scotland at various age grades, the Club XV side, the 'A' side and the Scottish national team.

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1972 births Living people Rugby union players from Glasgow Scottish rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Strathendrick RFC players West of Scotland FC players Melrose RFC players Dundee HSFP players Caledonia Reds players Leicester Tigers players Benetton Rugby players Leeds Tykes players Scotland international rugby union players North and Midlands players Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Scotland Club XV international rugby union players Rugby union locks 1995 Rugby World Cup players People educated at Balfron High School Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Scottish expatriate rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub