Stafford McDowall
| Birth name | Kenneth Stafford Iain McDowall[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kirkcudbright Academy Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stafford McDowall is a Scottish rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at the Centre position, though he can also cover at Full Back.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
McDowall started his rugby career at Kirkcudbright Academy and Stewartry RFC then Merchiston Castle School. He made a Glasgow Warriors U17 side in August 2014.[3] From there he played for Edinburgh U18[4] and then switched back to play for Glasgow U20.[5]
McDowall now plays for Ayr.[6] He was Ayr's Young Player of the Season for 2016-17.[5]
He entered the Scottish Rugby Academy in season 2016-17 as a Stage 1 - 2 player.[7]
He graduated to the Stage 3 professional phase of the academy in the 2017-18 season.[7] He was assigned Ayr in the Pro draft for the Scottish Premiership sides from Glasgow Warriors for the season 2017-18[8]
Professional career
McDowall was enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[7] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[9]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[10]
He made his first appearance for season 2018-19 for the Warriors in their 50 -17 demolition of Harlequins at North Inch, Perth on 18 August 2018.[11]
He graduated from the Academy and signed his first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 12 December 2018.[12]
International career
He played for Scotland U18s in a home v Scottish Exiles match in February 2016.[13] He has also played for Scotland U18s against Wales U18.[14]
McDowall played for Scotland U19 (Development XV) in 2016 against Georgia U20. He scored 2 tries in the match.[15][16]
McDowall is now playing for the Scotland U20s.[17]
In January 2019 McDowall was named in Scotland's Six Nations squad.[18]
References
- ^ "Scotland U20 (Stafford McDowall) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby on Twitter".
- ^ "Warriors under-17s set to take on Ulster - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Promising Youth to the Four - Edinburgh Rugby". www.edinburghrugby.org.
- ^ a b "Ayr Rugby Club - Ayr Rugby Club". ayrrugbyclub.co.uk.
- ^ "Melrose Rugby - Match Report". www.melroserugby.org.
- ^ a b c "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors in Premiership action".
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies".
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors 14-19 Northampton Saints - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ https://theoffsideline.com/warriors-eight-tries-perth/
- ^ http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/18/12/12/stafford-mcdowall-signs-first-professional-contract-glasgow-warriors
- ^ "Rugby – Scotland U18 Home v Exiles Trial".
- ^ Hughes, D. "Wales U18 31-30 Scotland U18 :: Huw Evans Agency". www.welshrugbypics.co.uk.
- ^ "SCOTLAND DEVELOPMENT XV 17-21 GEORGIA UNDER-20 - The Offside Line". 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Hawick ace Horne helps young Scots run Georgia close".
- ^ "Trio set for French test with Scotland under-20s". East Lothian Courier.
- ^ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland call up Glasgow's McDowall and Hughes & Edinburgh's Pyrgos". 28 January 2019.