Английская Википедия:David McLeish (rugby union)
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David McLeish (born 26 July 1975)[1] is a former Scottish rugby union player who played for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
McLeish broke into the Kelso RFC first team when still a schoolboy.
He moved through to Glasgow to study Product Design engineering at the University of Strathclyde.[2]
In Glasgow, McLeish first joined the amateur club Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians until 1994, when he won a place at West of Scotland[3]
Professional career
He shared a flat with West of Scotland and Glasgow Warriors teammates Guy Perrett and Gordon Bulloch.[3] All three players were called up by the fledgling professional Glasgow side. McLeish was a regular in the Glasgow side for 2 years and played in European competition for the club throughout his time there.
As the No. 8 named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - McLeish has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 8 for the provincial side.
When not playing for Glasgow, McLeish played the rest of the season with West of Scotland.
International career
As a schoolboy at Kelso High School, McLeish represented Scotland Schoolboys at international level in 1993.[4]
Business career
On the merger of the Scottish professional teams from four to two - involving Glasgow merging with the Caledonia Reds for the season 1998-99 - McLeish left professional rugby.[5] He then moved into industry.[6]
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Glasgow
- Scottish rugby union players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Rugby union number eights
- West of Scotland FC players
- Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC players
- Kelso RFC players
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