Steve Scott (rugby union)
| Full name | Stephen Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 July 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Earlston High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stevie Scott is a rugby union coach and former player who gained 11 caps with Scotland from 2000 to 2004.[1] He played as hooker at Edinburgh[2] and Border Reivers.[3] He coached at Selkirk[4] and Sale Sharks. He was assistant coach at Scotland and forward coach at Edinburgh Rugby.
Early life[edit]
Born 26 July 1974 in Galashiels, Scotland. He attended Henninger High School.[5]
Club rugby[edit]
Scott played club rugby for Melrose and Kelso. He played 99 matches for Edinburgh.[6] In March 2006 he extended his contract to play with Border Reivers.[7]
International career[edit]
Scott made his debut for Scotland as a replacement against New Zealand at Auckland on 1 July 2000.[8] His last cap came on the 2004 tour of Oceania.
Coaching career[edit]
Scott's first coaching role was in 2006 at Selkirk.[5] [6] Then for three years he worked with the SRU’s Academy at Murrayfield.[6] He joined Sale as coach in December 2010.[9] In September 2012 years he was dismissed.[10] In January 2013 he became a coaching assistant for the Scotland national team.
In March 2013 he became an interim head coach with Edinburgh, along with Duncan Hodge.[11] This led to him being given the position of forwards coach.[12] In April 2016, his contract was extended for two years.[13] In May 2017, Edinburgh announced that he was leaving the club.[14]
In December 2018, Scott was announced as the forwards coach for the Utah Warriors rugby union team in the USA's Major League Rugby. [15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Stephen Scott". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Stevie Scott | Edinburgh Rugby". www.edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Rugby Lecturer to coach Scotland Under-20s for 6 Nations". www.borderscollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Steve Scott | Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Steve Scott". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Lothian, Bill (29 January 2013). "Rugby: Steve Scott relishing chance to help Scots". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Scott & Gray extend Borders deals". BBC News. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "All Blacks too good for Scotland". BBC News. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Steve Scott joins Sale Sharks coaching team". BBC News. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Sale Sharks sack forwards coach Steve Scott". BBC News. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Ferguson, David (6 March 2013). "Michael Bradley and Neil Back shown Edinburgh door". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Edinburgh appoint Solomons and Scott in coaching roles". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Edinburgh assistant coaches extend contracts with Pro12 club". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Edinburgh Rugby legend Roddy Grant added to coaching staff". The Scotsman. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Donaldson, Amy (26 December 2018). "Utah Warriors head coach recruits assistants who can take rugby team to new heights". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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