Dave McCall

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Dave McCall
Birth nameDave McCall
Date of birth (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthScotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Stewart's Melville ()
2008-10 Heriots ()
2010-11 Melrose ()
2011 Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005-07 Edinburgh 3 (5)
2009-11 Glasgow Warriors 4 (0)
2011-12 Rotherham Titans 17 (10)
2012-13 London Scottish 9 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005-06 Scotland U19
Scotland Club XV
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Scotland 7s

Dave McCall (born 15 April 1987) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player, previously with Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He started with Stewart's Melville, where he impressed, becoming an apprentice at Edinburgh Rugby. [2] [3]

He played for Heriots while at Edinburgh University. [4] He won Man of the Match in the Scottish Cup final of 2007 in Heriots match against Melrose. [4] In his first season with Glasgow Warriors he was also assigned to Heriots in the Pro Player Draft.

In 2010-11 season he was assigned to Melrose in the draft. [5]

At the start of 2011-12 season he was assigned to Glasgow Hawks. However by the end of 2011, he had moved to England.

Professional career

He played for Edinburgh from 2005 to 2007. [6] [7] When Edinburgh was taken from the Bob Carruthers run franchise back into the SRU's hands McCall was released in a cost-cutting measure. [4]

On the back of his Scottish Cup final performance for Heriots Glasgow Warriors boss Sean Lineen offered McCall a training contract. [4] He played for Glasgow Warriors from 2009 to 2011, making his contract full time in 2010. [6] He has the Warrior No. 176.

He moved to Rotherham at the end of 2011 and played for Rotherham Titans from 2011 to 2012. [6] [8]

He played for London Scottish from 2012 to 2013. [6]

International career

He was capped by Scotland U19s. [9]

He was also capped by Scotland Club XV. [8] [10]

He has been capped by Scotland 7s. [5] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "David McCall". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ "Gunners Apprentices in League Action". www.edinburghgunners.org.uk.
  3. 1 2 "Scots choose sevens series hopes". 18 October 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Dave McCall goes in at the deep end for Glasgow - Telegraph". 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Dave McCall wings in to boost Melrose cause". www.scotsman.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "David MCCALL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Kennedy out against Gunners". old.glasgowhawks.com.
  8. 1 2 "Glasgow Warriors | Dave McCall". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  9. ↑ "HAPPY IN THE WINGS RUGBY STARLET DAVID McCALL LOVES THE GAME . . . DESPITE A LONG LIST OF INJURIES". HeraldScotland.
  10. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors | Scotland club men to face Ireland". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
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