John MacLeod (rugby union)

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John MacLeod
Birth nameJohn MacLeod
Date of birth (1973-02-20) 20 February 1973 (age 49)
Place of birthScotland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (12 st 6 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-
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Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-97 Glasgow Warriors 3 (0)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-96 Glasgow District 1 (0)

John MacLeod (born 20 February 1973) is a former rugby union player Born in Scotland, he played for the professional Glasgow provincial side now called Glasgow Warriors - in the 1996-97 season; the first season of professionalism in Scottish rugby union. MacLeod played at the Fly-half position.

MacLeod played at amateur level for Glasgow High Kelvinside; and was called up for the amateur Glasgow District side only once before the province turned professional. In the 1995-96 season he was picked to play for Glasgow District against North & Midlands. [3] Glasgow lost this game 13-21 and thus they did not qualify for the 1996-97 season's Scottish Heineken Cup places. [4]

The GHK fly-half was to play in three of Glasgow's five games in the European Conference of 1996-97 season, now the European Challenge Cup. He replaced Calum MacGregor who was dropped. [2]

First up for him was a match against Sale Sharks at Glasgow's Hughenden Stadium. [5] Glasgow was convincingly beaten by 29 points to 9. A few days later the second match was played; a real away drubbing against AS Montferrand - now Clermont - ensued, with Montferrand running out 76-9 winners. [6] Finally an away match against Newport RFC ended up with Newport winning 25-10. [7]

After these defeats MacLeod himself was dropped in favour of Andrew Garry [8] at fly-half for the final match against Agen, at Hughenden. However Glasgow lost this home match too. Glasgow ended up fourth in their pool and did not qualify for the next round. [9]

MacLeod was to fare better in the Glasgow High Kelvinside - Glasgow Academicals derby match in October 1996 when GHK outplayed Accies in a resounding win; MacLeod scoring a penalty and conversion in the game. [10]

When GHK and Accies merged in 1997, MacLeod played for the newly merged team Glasgow Hawks. [11] Both GHK and Accies survived the merger as lower league teams and in 2002 MacLeod was back playing for Glasgow High Kelvinside. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  2. 1 2 "Gamble for Glasgow.(Sport)". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Munro gives Glasgow a French boost". Herald Scotland.
  4. ↑ "Sad Glasgow have few answers to the power of Wainwright's men Northern lights shine on the bright road to Europe". Herald Scotland.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow Rugby 9-29 Sale Sharks : European Rugby Challenge Cup - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  6. ↑ "AS Montferrand 76-9 Glasgow Rugby : European Rugby Challenge Cup - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  7. ↑ "Newport 25-10 Glasgow Rugby : European Rugby Challenge Cup - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Capital players are in demand". Herald Scotland.
  9. ↑ "Historic Pool Tables : EPCRugby.com - European Rugby Challenge Cup". epcrugby.com.
  10. ↑ "Accies wilt in the face of a second-half barrage against all the odds GHK's Wallace brothers put on Braveheart show". Herald Scotland.
  11. ↑ "Fledgling Hawks are not yet fit to leave the nest Back to drawing board for new team as Gala show up too many flaws".
  12. ↑ "Caithness celebrate their finest moment - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
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