Gareth Maclure

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Gareth Maclure
Birth nameGareth Roderick Maclure
Date of birth (1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth Bury, England
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)

1998-99		 Chester-le-Street
GHA 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998-99
1999−2003
2003−05		 West Hartlepool [1]
Newcastle Falcons
Glasgow Warriors 		9
23
25		 (10)
(20)
(15)

Gareth Maclure (born 17 December 1979 in Bury, England) is a former professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was on the wing. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons. [2]

Maclure played at amateur level with Chester-le-Street and West Hartlepool [3] before signing with Newcastle Falcons. [4] Whilst at Newcastle he was a replacement in the final of the 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup which Newcastle won. [5]

From there, Maclure moved to Glasgow Warriors. [6] He played for amateur side GHA when not needed by the Warriors. [7]

Maclure left the Warriors in 2005. [8]

Reference list

  1. ↑ "London Scottish FC".
  2. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors .com Player Profile".
  3. ↑ "Statistics - Official Aviva Premiership Website : Premiership Rugby Player Profile".
  4. ↑ "All time stats Gareth Maclure".
  5. ↑ "Newcastle snatch Cup glory". BBC. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "EPCR - European Professional Club Rugby".
  7. ↑ "Selkirk rfc match report GHA 12/11/05".
  8. ↑ "Gareth Maclure to leave Glasgow Warriors".

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