Alex Moffat (rugby union)

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Alex Moffat
Birth nameAlex Moffat
Date of birth (1968-06-29) 29 June 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Workington, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990-94 Flyde ()
1994-95 Orrell ()
2001-02 Stirling County ()
2002 Orrell ()
2002-03 Preston Grasshoppers ()
2003-04 Stirling County ()
2004 Flyde ()
– Stirling County ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-2001 Orrell ()
2001-02 Glasgow Warriors ()

Alex Moffat (born 29 June 1968 in Workington, England) is a former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and Orrell. He played in the position of hooker. [1]

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Amateur career

Moffat played for Fylde Rugby Club in Lancashire from 1990-91. [2]

He moved to Orrell in 1994, and stayed with them when they turned professional in 1995.

Moving to Scotland when Orrell returned to amateur status, Moffat played for Stirling County. [3] [4]

He rejoined Orrell, now an amateur club again. [5]

He moved to Preston Grasshoppers in 2002. [6] [7]

In 2003 he played for Stirling County. [8] In January 2004 he moved back to Fylde Rugby Club. [6]

He moved back to Stirling County and was their captain. [9] He retired from rugby in 2014. [10]

Professional career

Moffat first tried his hand with professional clubs with Orrell in 1995. [11] Orrell became an amateur club again in 2001 and Moffat found his way north to Stirling County and Glasgow Warriors.

In 2001-02 Moffat was called into Glasgow Warriors Heineken Cup squad for that season. [3]

He was named in a combined Glasgow-Edinburgh team to play Newcastle Falcons development team on 17 September 2001. [12] He replaced Peter Robertson in that match and the combined team had a comfortable victory, scoring seven tries. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Guinness PRO12".
  2. ↑ "Cumbria V Cheshire 2nd October 1993" (PDF). Cheshire RFU.
  3. 1 2 "Glasgow Call On Five Club Players - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rbs Premier A Review: Round 4 - Glasgow Warriors".
  5. ↑ "Orrell".
  6. 1 2 "Fylde have finally got Moffat back".
  7. ↑ "A fresh challenge but old rivalries die hard".
  8. ↑ "RUGBY UNION: County beaten by the weather; Boroughmuir 13 Stirling County 13 (Abandoned 86 mins). - Free Online Library".
  9. ↑ "Read the latest news and game reports from Stirling County RFC".
  10. ↑ "New captain upbeat on Stirling County's prospects".
  11. ↑ "Rugby Union: Desperate Orrell find extra gear" . Independent.co.uk . 22 December 1996. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Comeback Match For Alan Bulloch - Glasgow Warriors".
  13. ↑ "Seven-Try Win For Combined Team - Glasgow Warriors".
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