Rob McAlpine
| Birth name | Robert Cameron McAlpine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Glasgow Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Angus Cameron, great-uncle Donald Cameron, great-uncle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob McAlpine (born 26 March 1991 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Ayr RFC at the Lock position. A former Glasgow Warriors academy player in season 2011-12, he was called back into the Warriors squad on 30 September 2016. He also previously played for Edinburgh Rugby.
A product of Glasgow Academy, McAlpine played for Glasgow District U16 and U17 age grades.[1]
He earned Scotland call ups at age grades before getting a Scotland Club XV cap in 2016.[2]
He earned a place in the Glasgow Warriors academy for the season 2011-12 as an Elite Development Player.[3] Although named on the Warriors bench, he did not make a competitive start.[4]
He then played for Edinburgh Rugby.[5][6][7]
He was called back into the Warriors squad in 2016 when on 30 September 2016 he was named on the bench to play in the Warriors away match to Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade.[8]
He made his Warriors debut in the Pro12 that night, replacing Josh Strauss.[8]
References
- ^ "Robert McAlpine".
- ^ "Squad named for Club International campaign - Scottish Rugby Union".
- ^ "McAlpine returns to the Warriors set-up as they head to Wales". 29 September 2016.
- ^ Editor, Guinness PRO12 (7 February 2012). "Jackson in line to power Warriors' RaboDirect PRO12 push".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Murchie set for first appearance of the season - Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ Editor, Guinness PRO12 (30 October 2012). "McAlpine settled at Edinburgh".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Editor, Guinness PRO12 (25 October 2012). "Change to Edinburgh Rugby team".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Newport Gwent Dragons vs Glasgow Warriors, Fri, 30/09/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors".