Iain Sinclair (rugby union)

Iain Sinclair

Born	Iain Sinclair (1976-10-07) 7 October 1976 (age 48) Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
University	Edinburgh Business School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) -1995-2006 Watsonians () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997-1998 1998-2001 Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Rugby 7 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) - Scotland A

Iain Sinclair (born 7 October 1976 in Scotland) is a Scottish former Scotland A ^[1] international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position. A product of Scottish Schools U16 and U18, Sinclair went on to captain both Glasgow and Scotland at U18, U19 and U21 age group levels.

He played 6 matches for Glasgow in the Heineken Cup in 1997-98 season. ^[2] Sinclair also played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship of the 1997-98 season for Glasgow against Edinburgh Rugby. Glasgow won the match 36-20. ^[3]

In 1997, Sinclair captained the Scottish Silver Thistles, an undefeated Scotland Development XV which toured New Zealand. ^[4]

For the 1998-99 season onwards, Sinclair played for Edinburgh Rugby winning player of the inter-district Tri Series in 1999. ^[5] He played a further 10 times in the Heineken Cup for Edinburgh between 1998 and 2001. ^[2]

He played for Watsonians. ^[6] and Penguin International RFC.

He was a player for the Xodus Steelers, a veteran Scottish Sevens side that contested the Dubai International Veterans Rugby 10's, winning in 2012 and then managing the side in 2013 to back to back victory. ^[7]

A former Managing Director at Murray Metals, Sinclair is now Executive Director, Global Energy Group. ^[8]

World-first swim

On September 22 2025 Sinclair became the first person to swim from the Atlantic to the North Sea along the 60-mile Caledonian Canal. Canal locks were opened so that he could swim uninterrupted. He was aiming to raise £60,000 to help three charities, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, British Heart Foundation, and Mikeysline. ^[9]

External links

• EPCR Profile

References

1. "Edinburgh v Toulouse: Michael Bradley inspired by Munster's Heineken Cup legacy". Telegraph.co.uk. 6 April 2012.
2. "Player Archive : European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR)". epcrugby.com.
3. "No mean show by the city. Referee's stop-start nightmare is hard to swallow as Hayes makes Edinburgh pay the penalty". Herald Scotland.
4. "Rugby Union: Silver lining for Scots' stand-in". The Independent. 25 June 1997.
5. "District cap does not fit six Scotland internationalists. Room left to tempt big names north as 43 players pay the penalty for rugby's contract revolution". Herald Scotland.
6. "Watsonians too hot for Currie".
7. "Xodus Steelers> The Team> Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
8. "Forth Steel". Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
9. {{cite web|url=https://sea2sea.co.uk%7Ctitle=Sea2Sea%7Cpublisher=%7Caccess-date=25 September 2025