Fraser Stott

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Fraser Stott
Birth nameFraser Stott
Date of birth (1969-08-13) 13 August 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Cambuslang RFC ()
1988–1999 West of Scotland ()
2000–2011 East Kilbride RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–2001 Glasgow Warriors 40 (25)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland A
2000 Barbarians
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2002–2003 East Kilbride RFC (Asst.)
2003–2011 East Kilbride RFC

Fraser Stott (born 13 August 1969 in Cambuslang, Scotland) is a former Scottish rugby union player and coach who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Scrum-half position.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Starting out as an amateur player he played for Cambuslang RFC until 1988 when he moved to West of Scotland. [1] [2]

Later rejecting a full-time contract with the Warriors [3] but still playing for Glasgow, Stott then played for East Kilbride RFC [4] in 2000. [5] [6] He was made club captain in season 2001–02.

Provincial and professional career

He was picked for the amateur Glasgow District team. [7]

On professionalism in Scotland in 1996 he was then signed as a professional contract for the Glasgow Warriors team. As the scrum half named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - Stott has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 9 for the provincial side.

He played with Glasgow till 2001 [8] [9] in spite of having a knee operation in 2000. [10] [11] He made 14 appearances in the Heineken Cup and 2 appearances in the European Rugby Challenge Cup for Glasgow. [12]

International career

He has represented Scotland A. [1] He was also picked to play for the Barbarians. [13] [14]

Coaching career

In the 2002-03 season he was made Assistant Coach for East Kilbride under Craig Redpath. The 2003–04 season he was made Head Coach though he still played. John Shaw was made Assistant Coach / Player. Stott was to remain with the club as player-coach until he retired in 2011. He was the supporter's player of the year for season 2010–11. [15]

He now works as a rugby development officer for South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture. [16]

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References

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  10. "Nicol and Stott to have operations". ESPN scrum.
  11. "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Stott sidelined for a month". bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  13. "Fraser Stott - 1st XV - East Kilbride RFC". pitchero.com.
  14. "Barbarians fielding a strong line-up; RUGBY UNION". thefreelibrary.com.
  15. "Fraser Stott – an appreciation (and yes, he is still alive!!)". pitchero.com.
  16. "Rugby development - South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture". slleisureandculture.co.uk.