David McVey
| Birth name | David McVey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David McVey (born c.1966) is a former Scottish rugby union player who played for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position.
The veteran loose forward was in Glasgow's squad for their first season as a professional club in 1996-97.
He was on the bench for Glasgow's European Conference match away to Newport RFC on 26 October 1996.[1] He came on as a temporary replacement to David McLeish in that match.[1]
He was also named on the bench for Glasgow's next European match against Agen on the 30 October 1996.[2] He did not, however, play in that match.[3]
Before playing for the professional Glasgow Warriors side, McVey frequently represented the amateur provincial Glasgow District side.[4]
He was one of the famous players who played in Glasgow's unbeaten season of 1989-90. He played 5 out of 6 district matches that season and won that year's Scottish Inter-District Championship.[5]
At amateur level, McVey played for Greenock Wanderers, Ayr RFC, Stirling County and West of Scotland.[1]
He was the First Team Coach of Greenock Wanderers.[6][7] but is now the Head Coach of Bute Rugby Club.[8]
McVey works as a gardener at Mount Stuart and breeds poultry as a hobby.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Wanderer with a hard life". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Capital players are in demand". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Unlucky Glasgow lose out to petty French". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Stirling County know that they must make their point McKenzie set to go for gold". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark".
- ^ "Wanderers dreams are shattered". Greenock Telegraph.
- ^ "David McVey". ZoomInfo.
- ^ "SLIDESHOW: Bute Rugby Club see off shinty challenge - just!".
- ^ "Peter Ross: 'When you walk into your birdhouse and see this fantastic specimen that you bred – what a rush. Better than an orgasm' - inside the Crufts of Scottish fowls".