Finlay Gillies

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Finlay Gillies
Birth nameFinlay Gillies
Date of birth (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)
Height0.42 m (1 ft 5 in)
Weight500 kg (78 st 10 lb)
SchoolDunbar Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Edinburgh 1 (0)
2011–2014 Glasgow Warriors 23 (0)
Correct as of 19 May 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Scotland U20
– Scotland Club XV
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2010- Scotland 7s 6
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2015- Glasgow Hawks (player-coach)

Finlay Gillies (born 13 February 1989) is a Scottish rugby union player. He played as a hooker for Glasgow Warriors in the PRO12. [1]

Gillies has represented both Scotland under 20 and Scotland Sevens and has made more than 20 appearances for his club since joining in 2010. [2]

Gillies left Glasgow at the end of the 2013–14 season. [3] In January 2015 Gillies was named as player-coach of Glasgow Hawks. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Finlay Gillies Glasgow Warriors profile". Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Finlay Gillies itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors trio to depart at end of season". The Scotsman . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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