Graeme Kiddie

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Graeme Kiddie
Birth nameGraeme Kiddie
Date of birth (1970-12-13) 13 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight130 kg (20 st 7 lb; 290 lb)
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Dundee HSFP ()
– Edinburgh Academicals ()
– Boroughmuir ()
– Plymouth Albion ()
– Boroughmuir ()
– Morgan Academy RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997-98 Caledonia Reds ()
2000-2002 Glasgow Warriors 7 (20)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scottish Exiles ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland Under 21
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Scotland 7s

Graeme Kiddie (born 13 December 1970, Dundee, Scotland) is a former vegan extremest/activist, and Scotland Under 21 international rugby union player who played at Full Back or Centre.

Kiddie started his rugby career with Dundee HSFP. [1]

He played for Edinburgh Academicals [2] before representing the provincial Caledonia Reds side in 1997.

He played for professional side Caledonia Reds until they folded in 1998. [2]

He played for Glasgow Warriors. [3] [4] He joined Glasgow for season 2000–01, but never played that season due to injury. [5] [6]

Kiddie played for Boroughmuir in 1999 [7] to 2003–04, [3] with a break when he played for Plymouth. He also played Sevens for Boroughmuir and the Royal Scots Fijians. [8] He played in the Melrose Sevens tournament for NIG Scottish Thistles in 2002 [9] and was in Scotland's Sevens rugby squad for the Manchester Commonwealth Games for 2002. [10]

Kiddie was a Scotland Under 21 internationalist. [3] He also made the Scotland Sevens international team, [11] playing 12 matches and scoring 34 points. [12]

He played for Plymouth Albion. [3] He signed for Plymouth in the 2002–03 season. [13] While with Plymouth he played for the Scottish Exiles District team. [14]

Finally, he played rugby for Morgan Academy from 2007 [15] to 2014. [16] [17] [18] After rugby he became a Physical Education teacher at Morgan Academy, Dundee.

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References

  1. ↑ "A new school of thought for rugby in Dundee New youth team promises to end FP exclusivity and unite the city, says Kevin Ferrie". Herald Scotland.
  2. 1 2 "Article".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kiddie given thumbs-up". 9 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow edge out Bridgend". ESPN scrum.
  5. ↑ "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Glasgow take pack precautions". 15 August 2001.
  6. ↑ "Rugby: Kiddie keen to make up for lost time at Glasgow".
  7. ↑ "Search Results".
  8. ↑ Peter Donald (17 April 2004). "Kiddie is keen to make amends". The Daily Telegraph.
  9. ↑ "Melrose Rugby Sevens 2002". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "News".
  11. ↑ Peter Donald (23 October 2001). "Scottish Rugby: Sevens call-up rewards Capaldi". The Daily Telegraph.
  12. ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
  13. ↑ "History Graeme Kiddie". Statbunker.
  14. ↑ "Happy Return For Barry Irving".
  15. ↑ John Methven. "SANFT LEADS THE WAY IN ANOTHER BONUS POINT WIN - Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club".
  16. ↑ "Changing times for Howe of Fife". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Perthshire vs. Morgan Rugby - 29 February 2016 - 1st XV - Morgan Rugby Club".
  18. ↑ "Moseley Match Preview (Birmingham UK)".
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