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| Birth name | Gordon McIlwham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 November 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon McIlwham (born 13 November 1969) is a retired Scottish rugby union player for the amateur Glasgow Hawks, the professional teams Glasgow Rugby (now Glasgow Warriors), Bordeaux-Begles and Munster. He played as a Prop. He also played for Scotland at an international level.
McIlwham started out with Clarkston RFC. [1]
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