Brian Hegarty

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Brian Hegarty
Birth nameCharles Brian Hegarty
Date of birth (1950-11-29) 29 November 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Hawick, Scotland
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight20 st 0 lb (127 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1968 - Hawick ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
1978 Whites Trial ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977 Scotland 'B'
1978 Scotland
Coaching career
YearsTeam
- Hawick

Charles Brian Hegarty (born 29 November 1950) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and coach. He played at Flanker. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He also played for Hawick RFC. [1] [2]

He won the Earlston Sevens and the Selkirk Sevens for Hawick in 1969. [3]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District in the 1976-77 season Scottish Inter-District Championship. The South won the title that year. [4]

He played for the Whites Trial side on 7 January 1978. [5]

He won the Scottish Inter-District Championship in the 1978-79 season again for the South, their ninth outright title. [6]

International career

He was called up to the Scotland 'B' squad for the match against France 'B' on 5 February 1977. [7]

He was capped four times in 1978 for the senior Scotland side. [1]

Coaching career

He went on to coach Hawick. [2]

Family

He is the son of John Hegarty, who was also capped for Scotland. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p. 140
  2. 1 2 "Greens greats: Brian Hegarty 'loved' his time at Mansfield". 31 July 2020.
  3. "'There is no hiding place in sevens. It is 15 minutes of hard, hard work'". 19 April 2024.
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. "Scotland B Caps". 18 July 2024.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)