Jamie Weston

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Jamie Weston
BornJamie Weston
(1976-01-08) 8 January 1976 (age 50)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb)
School Kelvinside Academy [2]
University Heriot Watt University [2]
Keble College, Oxford University [2]
Notable relative(s) Vivian Weston, grandfather [3]
Rugby union career
Position Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Watsonians RFC
Oxford University RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-1998 Glasgow Warriors 3 (5)
Edinburgh Rugby
Borders Reivers
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-96 Glasgow District 1 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland U21

Jamie Weston (born 8 January 1976 in Scotland) is a former Scottish rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Scrum-half position. [2]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He left Glasgow Warriors to play for Watsonians. [2] He left Watsonians to go to Oxford. [4] He was however playing for Watsonians from 1994. [5]

He was captain of the Oxford University rugby team. [2] [6] Weston turned down a contract with Glasgow Caledonians to go to - and play rugby for - Oxford University. [7] Weston played for Oxford University in the Melrose Sevens. [8] Oxford University Sevens with Weston as captain won the Rosslyn Park Floodlit Sevens in London. [9]

Provincial and professional career

Weston played for Glasgow District as a schoolboy. [2] He went to Kelvinside Academy but then finished his schooling at Merchiston Castle School. He played once for the senior side against North and Midlands in 1996. [10]

He then found himself in the professional Glasgow side when the district turned professional in 1996. [11] He played in European competition for Glasgow in the European Conference - now European Challenge Cup - against Sale Sharks, Clermont, Newport and Agen, scoring a try against Agen. [1] The following season he was named in Glasgow's squad but not used.

Playing in Glasgow Warriors 2nd professional competitive match, against Sale Sharks in European competition, as starting scrum half, Weston has the distinction of being Glasgow Warrior No. 19 for the provincial side.

He left Glasgow Warriors to play for Watsonians. [2] He left Watsonians to go to Oxford. [4] He was however playing for Watsonians from 1994. [5]

He then was offered another professional contract by Edinburgh Rugby but lost his place on the merger of Edinburgh with the Border Reivers. [2] However, when the Border team was revived, Weston was to play for the Border Reivers. [12]

International career

He was capped by Scotland Under 21s. [2] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Archive : EPCRugby.com - Official website of European Professional Club Rugby". epcrugby.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Weston well-versed for Varsity test". scotsman.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. "Buy Duff Meat". Glasgow Accies Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "THE NEW RUGBY PROGRAMME STARTS TOMORROW. ALAN LORIMER TAKES A LOOK AT THE CLOSE SEASON COMINGS AND GOINGS". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Record". calmview.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. Mick Cleary (12 December 2000). "University Match: Jennings on the ball as Dark Blues slide home". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. "Dark Blues the dark horses as Varsity attraction grows". The Independent. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. "Oxford University 17 Boroughmuir 21". bordernet.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. "Oxford amateurs show Quins the way". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  10. "Munro gives Glasgow a French boost". The Herald . 15 October 1996.
  11. "No Headline Present". Herald Scotland.
  12. nechronicle Administrator (24 September 2004). "Borders hit by Leinster backlash". nechronicle.
  13. "Scots ready for a Popp at Irish; COUNTDOWN TO MURRAYFIELD". thefreelibrary.com.