Stuart McInally (born 9 August 1990) is a Scottish rugby union player who is currently plays for Scottish

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. Beginning his career primarily at number eight and occasionally at flanker, McInally announced in August 2013 that he was focusing on a conversion to hooker.

Career

McInally made his

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debut in 2010, and became a regular in the team over the subsequent three seasons. In 2013 it was announced that he would be making the transformation from flanker to hooker, then in 2014

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signed him on loan. He made his competitive debut in his new position for

in early 2015, and was called up to the

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squad for the 2015 summer tests. After securing his first caps in the double-header victories against

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, McInally was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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by Head Coach

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. In 2018 he captained the Scotland team against Argentina in a match which ended 44–15 to Scotland. However he then had to withdraw from the squad through injury and was replaced by Kevin Bryce. In January 2016 McInally signed a contract extension with Edinburgh. In August 2016, Edinburgh Rugby named him and

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as their co-captains for the coming season.

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