Gary Strain

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Gary Strain
Birth nameGary Strain
Date of birth (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
School Dalziel High School
University Strathclyde University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004-07 Dalziel 36 (25)
2007-11, 2014-present Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Glasgow Warriors ()
2011-13 Massy 50 (5)
2013-14 Newcastle Falcons 12 (0)
2015, 2017 Glasgow Warriors ()
Correct as of 17 July 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland U18
Scotland U19
Scotland U20
2017 Scotland Club XV
Correct as of 17 July 2015
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2014-present[ when? ] Glasgow Hawks (development officer)

Gary Strain (born 19 April 1988 in Motherwell, [1] Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player at the loosehead prop position.. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Strain started playing amateur rugby with Dalziel Rugby Club in 2004. [2] He played with them until 2007 appearing 36 times and scoring 25 points (5 tries). [3]

Moving to the Glasgow Hawks for the season 2007-08, Strain won the Scottish Shield with them in 2009. [4] He played for the Hawks for four years before moving to the French side Massy.

Professional career

At the start of the 2008-09 season, he was called up to the Glasgow Warriors squad for a pre-season game against Bristol Rugby on 22 August 2008 and came on as a substitute in the match. [5]

Massy was initially playing in the Fédérale 1 league in France, its highest amateur league. In 2012, it secured promotion to the French second-tier professional league, the Pro D2, for the first time. [4]

Strain was then picked up by the Newcastle Falcons in 2013. [6] and played 12 times for them in the 2013-14 season.

Returning to Scotland, Strain had a one-month training contract with Glasgow Warriors [7] and represented a Warriors 'A' side against an Edinburgh 'A' side at Stirling. [8]

On 17 July 2015, it was announced that he had secured a short-term professional contract with Glasgow Warriors to provide depth and competition for places during the 2015 World Cup when the Warriors would lose a number of their top stars on Scotland duty. [9] The contract allowed Strain to play and coach at Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors team. [7]

After a break, Strain was again picked for Glasgow Warriors for the 2017-18 friendly match against Dragons at Ebbw Vale. [10]

International career

Strain was capped by the international squad for the under 18s, [11] under 19s [12] and under 20s for Scotland. [13] He went on to be capped for Scotland Club XV.

Coaching career

He moved back to Glasgow Hawks in a player/development role and became the Hawks' club development officer in November 2014. [14] In this role, he promoted rugby in various schools including Glasgow Academy, High School of Glasgow, Kelvinside Academy, Drumchapel High School, Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary and Knightswood Secondary. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profiles". Carluke Tigers RLFC. 28 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statistics - Gary Strain". Dalziel Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gary Strain". Dalziel Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Dalziel Rugby Club - Strain Soars with Newcastle". Dalziel Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors 12 - 15 Bristol". Glasgow Warriors Unofficial Fansite. 23 August 2008.
  6. ↑ Gary Heatley (6 September 2013). "Scottish prop Strain to make Aviva Premiership bow". The Scotsman.
  7. 1 2 "Gary Strain". Glasgow Warriors Unofficial Fansite.
  8. ↑ "Kellock will lead 'A' team against Edinburgh". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Four players signed ahead of new campaign". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jackson returns to face Dragons". Glasgow Warriors. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "55 players selected for Scotland U-18". ESPN scrum. 15 December 2005.
  12. ↑ "Under-19 Preparation Squad Selected". The Clubhouse. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Gary's living the dream in Premiership". The Motherwell Times.[ dead link ]
  14. ↑ Hugh Barrow (5 November 2014). "Gary Strain appointed as Club Development Officer". Glasgow Hawks.
  15. ↑ "Strain lands key development role for Hawks". West End Report. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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