Bryan William Redpath (born 2 July 1971 in

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) is a former

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player and former

coach. He is currently the Director of Rugby at London Scottish.

Early life and family

Redpath attended Kelso High School in

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. His son,

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, is also a

international

player.

Rugby playing career

Redpath played professional rugby for

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in France, and

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in England. Redpath won 60

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for

, captaining the team on a number of occasions. He appeared at three Rugby World Cups in

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Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Redpath took on coaching roles. He was the backs' coach at

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2005 to 2009 before being promoted to Head Coach in June 2009. He resigned from his Gloucester role in 2012 and joined

. He was confirmed as the Director of Rugby post at Sale Sharks in June 2012. However, on 30 October 2012, Redpath was removed from his position to become Head Coach whilst

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became new Director of Rugby. In March 2015, Redpath left Sale and took up the position of Head Coach for

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side

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. In January 2017, he announced that at the end of the season he was leaving rugby coaching roles to take up a job outside rugby. He returned to coaching in 2022 when he was appointed Director of Rugby at London Scottish.

Professional career

Since leaving the Rugby world, Bryan has taken up various roles in the deliverable Foreign Exchange Sector, working specifically with large multinational organisations, advising on bespoke FX Risk Management strategies. Most recently he has taken up the post of Head of Strategic Sales at Jackson Swiss Partners, one of the industry's fastest growing Start-Ups.

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Sporting Heroes

Sale Sharks profile
1971 births Living people Melrose RFC players People educated at Kelso High School, Scotland Rugby union players from Galashiels Rugby union scrum-halves Sale Sharks players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union coaches Scottish rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub