Steve Swindall
| Birth name | Steve Swindall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Swindall (born 11 December 1982 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played internationally for the Scotland 'A' side.
Swindall came through the amateur ranks playing for Whitecraigs.[1][2]
He then played for Glasgow Hawks.[3]
A back up player for Glasgow Warriors from 2003 while still playing for the Hawks, Swindall made his Glasgow Warriors debut in 2004 playing against Yorkshire Carnegie, then known as Leeds Tykes, in a pre-season friendly.[1]
He landed a professional deal with Glasgow Warriors in 2005.[1]
He left Glasgow for a season to play with the Rotherham Titans in 2009.[1]
After one season with the Titans he rejoined Glasgow for a final season in 2010-11.[1][4]
He then played for amateur club Stirling County.[5][6]
He played internationally for Scotland at age grades U18, U19 and U21 before being capped for the Scotland 'A' side.[1][7]
He now plays and coaches in Austin, Texas in the United States for amateur side Austin Blacks.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Steve Swindall". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Reid, Alasdair (2004-10-11). "Swindall may move south". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Now A Cap Would Fit Slim Steve". Daily Record. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Read the latest news and game reports from". Stirling County RFC. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Currie Rugby Football Club". Currierugby.org. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ Rutledge, Justin. "Austin Blacks Impressive in Win". Rugby Today. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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- 1982 births
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- Glasgow Warriors players
- Glasgow Hawks players
- Whitecraigs RFC players
- Stirling County RFC players
- Rotherham R.U.F.C. players
- Amatori Rugby Milano players
- Scotland 'A' international rugby union players
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