Steven Findlay
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| Birth name | Steven Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 September 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Findlay (born 22 September 1986, in Motherwell,[2] Scotland) is a Scotland Club XV international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Hawks at the Loosehead Prop position. In the 2015-16 season he had a short term professional deal with Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for Dalziel Rugby Club and Eastern Suburbs in Australia.
Amateur career
[edit]Findlay started playing amateur rugby with Dalziel Rugby Club in 2004.[3] He played with them until 2011 appearing 97 times for the 1st XV and scoring 45 points (nine tries).[4]
Moving to the Glasgow Hawks for the season 2011–12, Findlay made 22 appearances for the club in season 2014–15.[5]
The Glasgow Warriors professional contract in 2015 allowed Findlay to play at Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors team.[6]
On 30 March 2016 it was announced that Findlay would move to New South Wales, Australia to play for Eastern Suburbs for a season playing in the Shute Shield.
After the Australian rugby season finished, Findlay returned to play for Glasgow Hawks.
Professional career
[edit]He was called up to the Glasgow Warriors 'A' squad for a derby match against an Edinburgh 'A' side in September 2014.[7]
On 17 July 2015 it was announced that Findlay had secured a short term professional contract with Glasgow Warriors to provide depth and competition for places during the 2015 World Cup when the Warriors will lose a host of their top stars on Scotland duty.[8]
International career
[edit]Findlay has been called up for the Scotland ClubXV squad.[9]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (Steven Findlay) | Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Rugby - Steven Findlay - Sporple". sporple.com.
- ^ "Dalziel Rugby Club - Steven Findlay". Dalziel Rugby Club.
- ^ "Dalziel Rugby Club - Statistics - Steven Findlay". Dalziel Rugby Club.
- ^ "Steven Findlay - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC". glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ "Hawks team to play Gala".
- ^ "Glasgow bring their A game to Stirling". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Four players signed ahead of new campaign". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Scotland Club XV named for 2015". scottishrugby.org.