Dave Whiteford

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Dave Whiteford
Birth nameDavid Whiteford
Date of birth (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birthCastlecraig, Nigg, Highland, Scotland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School Tain Royal Academy
University Edinburgh Napier University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)

2004-16		 Peebles
Melrose
Hong Kong Scottish 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008-09 Glasgow Warriors 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-
2013		 Scotland U21
Hong Kong
4
(0)

Dave Whiteford (born 25 November 1985) is a Scottish-born former Hong Kong international rugby union player. Born in Castlecraig, Nigg, Scotland, he played as a Wing for Glasgow Warriors, Melrose, Peebles, Melbourne Rugby Club, Valley and Hong Kong Scottish.

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Early life

Whiteford has a degree in marketing from Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh. [1] He also has a Masters of Business Administration from Edinburgh Napier University.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Whiteford played with Peebles [2] and Melrose at an amateur level. [3] He signed for Melrose at the start of the 2004–05 season. [4]

Whiteford got to the final of the Melrose Sevens in 2004–05 with Melrose RFC. [5] This was repeated in 2008–09. [6]

He won the Scottish Hydro Electric Cup in 2007–08 with Melrose. [7]

In 2009 Whiteford moved to the Southern Hemisphere to play for Melbourne Rugby Club to widen his rugby experience. [8]

Whiteford later played for the amateur clubs Valley, where he won the Hong Kong Premiership in 2011, and Hong Kong Scottish. [9] He took the Hong Kong Scottish side to the Melrose Sevens in 2011 [2] and 2012. [10]

Professional career

He was a back-up player for Glasgow Warriors in the 2008-09 season. [11]

He played for the Warriors in their pre-season matches against Castres Olympique [12] and Béziers [13] in the XV Challenge Vaquerin tournament.

International career

Whiteford played for Scotland U21. [14] [15]

After a period of residency in Hong Kong he became eligible to play for, and represented, the Hong Kong national rugby union team. [14] He played for Hong Kong against Japan on 17 April 2013. [16]

Administration

He was appointed as General Manager of Hong Kong Scottish in 2011 [1] He works for the Scottish Rugby Union as Sponsorship Manager.

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  2. 1 2 "Scotsman Melrose Sevens Review". old.glasgowhawks.com.[ permanent dead link ]
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  4. ↑ "BT Premiership 1 club by club guide". HeraldScotland. 28 August 2004.
  5. ↑ "Melrose showcases its appeal". www.scotsman.com.
  6. ↑ "DAVID FERGUSON REFLECTS ON MELROSE 7S". old.glasgowhawks.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Heriot's 24-31 Melrose: Melrose hang on for cup glory". www.scotsman.com.
  8. ↑ "Borders clubs draw up protocol to stop poaching of players". www.scotsman.com.
  9. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scotsman/20111210/282965331928912 – via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  11. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Glasgow step up preparations for new season". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  12. ↑ "Castres 21 - 26 Warriors - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Beziers v Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  14. 1 2 "Easter Ross man set for Hong Kong international debut". www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Iain and James on U21 duty". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  16. ↑ "David John Douglas Whiteford". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 23 November 2020.


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