Colin Gregor

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Colin Gregor
Birth nameColin Rhys Gregor
Date of birth (1981-05-31) 31 May 1981 (age 43)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight12 st 7 lb (79 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half, Stand-off
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-
2000-08
2004
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11		 Strathendrick
Watsonians
Glasgow Hawks
West of Scotland
Watsonians
Dundee HSFP
Glasgow Hawks 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004 - 2011 Glasgow Warriors 122 (317)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Scotland A 9
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2003 - 2015 Scotland 7s 69 (1649)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2016– Glasgow Hawks (Assistant)

Colin Gregor (born 31 May 1981) is a retired Scottish rugby union player. He was the captain of the Scotland 7s team from 2009 to 2014. He was the eighth player, and first Scot, to score over 1,000 points on the IRB Sevens World Series. He retired as the most capped sevens player in Scottish history, having played in 58 IRB Sevens World Series tournaments, three Sevens World Cups (in Hong Kong 2005, Dubai 2009 and Moscow 2013) and two Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, 2006 and at Glasgow 2014 where he was captain. He played as a Scrum-half or Fly-half.

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Professional career

Gregor signed professional terms with Glasgow Warriors in 2004. Colin amassed over 100 appearances in 8 years at the Glasgow Warriors. During this time he also featured 9 times for Scotland A, including selection for the Churchill Cup in 2006 and 2008, alongside regular appearances on the IRB Sevens World Series.

He won 9 caps for the Scotland A team. He was called up to the senior Scotland national rugby union team training squad in October 2008, [1] however he was ultimately not capped at that level.

He signed a full-time contract to the Scotland 7s team in 2011. [2] In December 2013, he became the first Scot to score 1000 points for his country at sevens and the eighth player to pass that milestone in the HSBC Sevens World Series. [3]

In May 2015 he equalled the record number of 7s caps held by Andrew Turnbull. [4] He retired in July 2015 at the age of 34. [5]

Amateur career

His rugby career started with mini rugby at GHK and subsequently Glasgow Hawks. In the latter years of his education at Balfron High School he joined his local team, Strathendrick RFC. Colin played an integral role as the team in the 8th division of Scottish rugby went on a 'fairytale run' to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

After moving to Edinburgh, in 1999, to study history at the University of Edinburgh (graduated with a 2:1 MA History) he joined Watsonians. In his final year of study he first represented Scotland, at the 2003 Hong Kong 7s. Whilst playing for Watsonians RFC he regularly competed on the King of the Sevens circuit, winning tournaments at Gala, Hawick, Jed-Forest, Peebles and Earlston.

Coaching career

On 30 March 2016 it was announced that Gregor would be the new Assistant Coach of Glasgow Hawks, his former side. [6]

Other activities

Gregor also writes regular articles for The Sun newspaper and undertakes charity work for The Craig Hodgkinson Trust and Chest Heart Stroke Scotland. Furthermore, he is a "Champion" for the Winning Scotland Foundation "Champions in Schools" project.

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  2. ↑ "Scotland name first full-time sevens squad". BBC Sport. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Morton, Donald (24 January 2014). "Colin hits high spots with Scottish sevens". Daily Record . Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Axe may loom, but Scotland party on at Glasgow Sevens". The Herald . Glasgow. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Colin Gregor: Former Scotland sevens captain retires at 34". BBC Sport. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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