Gavin Kerr

Gavin Kerr

Birth name	Gavin Kerr
Date of birth	(1977-04-03) 3 April 1977
Place of birth	Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	17 st 11 lb (113 kg)
School	Berwick County High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) –2001 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 Caldy Leeds Tykes Border Reivers Edinburgh Rugby Sale Sharks 103 17 (5) (1) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2008 Scotland 50 (5) Correct as of 23 February 2008

Gavin Kerr is a retired rugby union footballer who played prop, he played international rugby for Scotland. He played club rugby for Leeds Tykes (now Leeds Carnegie), the defunct Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Sale Sharks. He played both sides of the scrum. During his time at Leeds he helped them win the 2004–05 Powergen Cup, the final of which he started.

He debuted for Scotland in the February 2003 game against Ireland but became a regular starter for Scotland after his solid performance against New Zealand in the Autumn Test series, replacing Tom Smith after his retirement.

In April 2009 it was announced that Kerr will play for English club Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership. He signed a two-year deal keeping him at the Stockport based club for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. On 18 August 2010, Kerr announced he would retire from rugby due to a neck injury. Kerr currently works as a Chartered Building Surveyor.

Honours

• Powergen Cup/Anglo-Welsh Cup titles: 1
  • 2005

External links

• Leeds profile
• Scotland profile

See also

• 2003 Rugby World Cup
• Scotland national rugby union team
• Rugby World Cup 2003 try scorers