Alasdhair McFarlane

Alasdhair McFarlane

Birth name	Alasdhair McFarlane
Date of birth	(1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	South Africa
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Hillhead Jordanhill () – Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians () – Ayr () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004-06 Glasgow Warriors 1 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) Scotland U21 – Scotland Club XV

Alasdhair McFarlane (born 29 August 1984 in Scotland), is a former Scottish U21 and Scotland Club XV international rugby union player, formerly of Glasgow Warriors. McFarlane played at Scrum-Half.

Amateur career

McFarlane played for Hillhead Jordanhill ^[1] before moving on to play for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians. ^[2] When he joined Glasgow Warriors he also played for Ayr. ^[3]

Professional career

He was with the Warriors in season 2004-05. He played against Sale Sharks on 20 August 2004. He made the squad away to Newport Gwent Dragons in January 2005; ^{[4] [5]} home to Ospreys that same month but did not play; ^[6] and away to Munster Rugby in February 2005 ^[7] where he came on a substitute for Graeme Beveridge in his competitive debut in the Celtic League. ^{[8] [9]}

In season 2005-06, McFarlane was again playing for Glasgow Warriors. He came on as sub in their match against Rotherham Titans. ^[10]

He started the next Warriors match against Edinburgh Rugby. ^{[11] [12]}

He was named in the Warriors Heineken Cup squad for their campaign in Europe that season. ^[12]

International career

McFarlane played for the Scotland Under 21 side, playing in the Under 21 World Cup for Scotland. ^{[13] [12] [14] [15]}

He was later capped for Scotland Club XV. ^{[16] [17]}

References

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17. "Three-Try Scots Come Out On Top In Club International". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.