Guy Perrett

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Guy Perrett
Birth nameGuy Perett
Date of birth (1975-03-22) 22 March 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Lanark, Scotland
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
University University of Glasgow
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994–2004 West of Scotland
Glasgow Hawks
West of Scotland 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–2002
2002–04		 Glasgow Warriors
Edinburgh Rugby 		25 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 Scotland A 1 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
- West of Scotland (Director of Rugby)

Guy Perrett (born 22 March 1975) is a doctor and former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player who played with Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position was Lock. Perrett's rugby career spanned the amateur and professional era.

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He received his only Scotland 'A' cap on 5 November 2002 against Romania. [1] Scotland won the match 21-18.

Early life

Perrett was born in Lanark, Scotland. He represented Glasgow Schools in 1992 and 1993 while still with Bearsden Academy. [2] [3]

Rugby career

Starting out with West of Scotland [4] he joined Glasgow on the Scottish game turning professional in 1996; [5] a year after the 'Open Game' was announced in 1995. [6] Whilst at university and playing for West of Scotland he shared a flat with Gordon Bulloch and David McLeish. All three players went on to represent Glasgow. [7]

After a two-year break from representative rugby to concentrate on his medical studies, in April 2001 he returned to play for Glasgow Caley Reds. [8] He made nine appearances in the Heineken Cup for Glasgow. [9] [10] He played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship; in the squad in 1996–97 [11] and playing in 1997–98. [12] He played for Glasgow against the touring South Africa national rugby union team. [13]

He played with Glasgow until 2002, although he did drop out of professional rugby for two years to focus on his medical studies. [8]

During this time he played with West of Scotland [14] when not playing for Glasgow.

He joined Edinburgh Rugby [15] [16] in 2002. Initially making appearance as a substitute, he made his first start in December 2002. [17] During his Edinburgh time he continued to play for West of Scotland. [18] In July 2004 Perrett was released by Edinburgh, having decided to pursue his medical, and joined amateur side Glasgow Hawks. [19] Hawks spokesman Hugh Barrow said: "Guy will be a huge asset to us in our title defence. He has made it clear that his medical activities are his priority and we are happy to accommodate that." [20]

By 2006, Perrett had returned once again to his first club West of Scotland. [21] [22] [23] Perret finished his playing rugby career with West of Scotland in 2010. [24] [25] In 2015 he was the Director of Rugby for West of Scotland. [26]

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References

  1. ↑ Naohiko MORI. "Guy Perrett". Oval Planet - All about world RUGBY football.
  2. ↑ "Double trouble in store for both sets of players". The Herald. 19 October 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "A case of what might have been for Lothian". The Herald. 4 February 1993. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  5. ↑ "Logan and Hastings are still negotiating with the union but . . . Professional era dawns as 36 sign SRU contracts". The Herald. 11 October 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Guy Perrett'S Two Tries".
  7. ↑ "Burnbrae club hoping not to be left flat after cup quarter-final West call on the young guns to see off Melrose". The Herald. 15 April 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Perrett returns to top-flight rugby". The Herald. 10 April 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  10. ↑ "Match Centre - Welsh Rugby Union - Official Website : Match Centre : Heineken Cup". wru.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  12. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  13. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  14. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  15. ↑ "Player list : Guinness PRO12 : Stats". pro12rugby.com.
  16. ↑ http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/match_centre_munster_first_xv.php?section=lineups&fixid=217 [ dead link ]
  17. ↑ "Philip earns first start for Gunners". The Scotsman. 19 December 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Beattie, John (10 February 2013). "Six Nations: Rob Harley adds bite as Scotland thrash Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "New Borders role for Tait". The Scotsman. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Guy Perret joins Glasgow Hawks". glasgowwarriors.com (Glasgow Warriors fansite).
  21. ↑ "Gordon goes back to his roots". glasgowwarriors.com (Glasgow Warriors fansite). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Club Round-up 27". glasgowwarriors.com (Glasgow Warriors fansite). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ayr go clear". glasgowwarriors.com (Glasgow Warriors fansite). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Gordon Bulloch signs off with a double". glasgowwarriors.com (Glasgow Warriors fansite). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Round Four: Premier 1 Preview".
  26. ↑ "Launch of West's Rugby Development Programme - Sunday 31st May" (Press release). West of Scotland F.C. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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