Date of birth | May 12, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon McRorie (born 12 May 1988) is a rugby union scrumhalf who plays for AS rugby Milano and Canada. McRorie made his debut for Canada in 2014 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [1] [2]
McRorie was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland and attended Stirling University. [3]
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