Rory McKay
| Birth name | Rory Andrew McKay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Robert Gordon College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory McKay (born 2 February 1979 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and now coach who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played at flanker. He played at international level for the Scotland Sevens side.[1]
Starting his amateur career at Gordonians RFC, McKay then moved to Glasgow Hawks. In 2002, he left the Hawks to sign for the professional provincial side Glasgow Warriors.[2] While not playing for the provincial side, he played for Aberdeen Grammar.[3]
McKay left Glasgow Warriors in 2004 and pursued a career in rugby in Australia, Italy and England.[4] He played for Manly in Australia; Venezia in Italy; and Waterloo and Bedford Blues in England.[5]
The flanker also represented Scotland in their Club XV side.[6][7][8]
He represented an invitational Caledonia Reds side versus a Co-Optimists side in effort to get the Caledonia Reds side formally re-instated by the SRU in 2014.[9]
He is now a rugby development officer and coach of Perthshire RFC.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rory McKay relishes Scottish club international call-up".
- ^ "Three Glasgow Debuts Against Harlequins". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Lineen upset by Boroughmuir". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Gordon Bannerman (22 August 2014). "Perthshire rugby coach is counting down to new season". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Rory McKay returns to Hawks". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Four Debutants Selected For Club Xv".
- ^ "Scots Denied At The Death".
- ^ "Scots' Storming Start Sets Up Win".
- ^ "Support Grows for Caley Reds - Glasgow Herald". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Perthshire Advertiser (10 April 2015). "Perthshire Rugby coach Rory McKay looks ahead to next season with confidence". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Match Report 9". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1979 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Aberdeen GSFP RFC players
- Gordonians RFC players
- Glasgow Hawks players
- Waterloo F.C. players
- Bedford Blues players
- Venezia Mestre Rugby FC players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Rugby union flankers
- Scotland Club XV international rugby union players
- Manly RUFC players
- Scottish expatriate rugby union players in Italy