John Shaw (rugby union)

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John Shaw
Birth nameJohn Shaw
Date of birth (1968-07-06) 6 July 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School Airdrie Academy [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- West of Scotland ()
– Currie RFC ()
– East Kilbride RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-2000 Glasgow Warriors 22 (10)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Scotland A
Coaching career
YearsTeam
- East Kilbride RFC (Player-coach)
– Waysiders Drumpellier
– Whitecraigs RFC
Refereeing career
YearsCompetitionApps
2013-14 RBS West - Div. 1

John Shaw (born 6 July 1968 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach and now referee who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Shaw played for West of Scotland [3]

Shaw played for Currie RFC [4] [5] in 2001-2. [6] and captained the side. [7]

He played for East Kilbride RFC at Flanker. [8] after his time at Currie.

In 2007 he was playing for a Scottish Classics XV side. Afterwards he felt unwell and a heart attack was diagnosed. [9]

Professional career

As the Flanker named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - Shaw has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 7 for the provincial side.

On moving to Currie, Shaw still played for Glasgow [10] much to the dismay of Edinburgh Rugby who had prematurely included him in their squad to face Glasgow. [11]

He played for Glasgow in their match against South Africa in 1998. [12] he also played for the amateur Glasgow District against Scotland Under-21 in 2001. [4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland A. [13]

Coaching career

He became a player-coach for the East Kilbride side under Fraser Stott in 2003.

Shaw was to coach Waysiders Drumpellier [14] from 2006 to 2010 [15] [16] [17]

Shaw was to coach Whitecraigs RFC [18] from 2010 [13]

Refereeing career

He is now refereeing rugby matches. [8]

Outside of rugby

Away from rugby, he is the managing director of Scaffolding Scotland. [19] [2] [20]

Shaw was arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct in Scottsdale, AZ on 3 December 2016. [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  2. 1 2 https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/john-shaw/41/633/92b%5B%5D
  3. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  4. 1 2 "SRU asks Parker for explanation". scotsman.com.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union: TEAMS IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL; BT Scotland Premiership". thefreelibrary.com.
  6. ↑ "Dickson bounces back after despair of injury". scotsman.com.
  7. ↑ Peter Donald (29 March 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Deans cautious as double looms". Telegraph.co.uk.
  8. 1 2 "Helensburgh pay the penalty….and lose 24-5". pitchero.com.
  9. ↑ "'I was having a heart attack'". Herald Scotland.
  10. ↑ "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Glasgow win inter-city clash". bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2001.
  11. ↑ Glen Sterling (30 January 2001). "Glasgow take the honours". Telegraph.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "HUBCAT: Record".
  13. 1 2 "John Shaw". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Judith Tonner (23 June 2009). "Monklands youngsters are eager to give rugby a try". dailyrecord.
  15. ↑ "Dalziel Rugby Club - Dalziel 1st XV 17 v 3 Waysiders/ Drumpellier". Dalziel Rugby Club.
  16. ↑ "Wanderers are on a high". Greenock Telegraph.
  17. ↑ "Five new faces for Glasgow". ESPN scrum.
  18. ↑ "Comments from Coach in today's Scotsman". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "An all too rare source of pride for the Scottish rugby community". Herald Scotland.
  20. ↑ "Scaffolder Shaw proves strength really pays". Herald Scotland.
  21. ↑ "City of Scottsdale CR-2016024432".


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