Jonathan Stuart

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Jonathan Stuart
Birth nameJonathan Hamilton Stuart
Date of birth (1975-12-29) 29 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
University Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997-98 Paris University Rugby ()
2002-04 Selkirk RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998-99 Leicester Tigers 16 (5)
1999-2002 Glasgow Warriors 67 (40)
2002-04 Border Reivers ()
2004-05 Lyon OU ()
2005-08 La Rochelle ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 Scotland U21
2000-02 Scotland 'A'

Jonathan Stuart (born 29 December 1975 in Burnley, England) is an English born former Scotland 'A' international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors, then Glasgow Caledonians, at the Centre position.

Stuart originally played rugby for Paris University in season 1997-98 [1] before signing for Leicester Tigers in the 1998-99 season. He had 8 starts for the Tigers and a further 8 appearances from the substitutes bench. [2]

He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 1999 [1] playing for them in the Heineken Cup, the Scottish-Welsh League and the Celtic League.

Stuart said of the move: "My main ambition is to play rugby for Scotland and I believe this move will provide me with the best opportunity to achieve that. Scotland's performances in the Five Nations championship inspired me and, having spoken with the Glasgow Caledonians coaching staff, they have assured me that they intend to play the same 15-man game." [1]

Stuart had rejected approaches from England Students and the England Under 21 side to play for Scotland. [3] He believed his grandfather was from Glasgow. He played for Scotland Under 21s [4] in 1997 [5] and was then picked for a Scotland 'A' international against Ireland 'A' in the 1999-2000 season, however he was later found to be ineligible in 2000.

His Scottish international career stalled when it was discovered that it was his great-grandfather and not his grandfather that was born in Glasgow. [6] Stuart then had to wait out his residency period before making his dream return to Scotland colours. [7]

He earned a legitimate Scotland 'A' cap to finally confirm his Scottish nationality - against Romania on 5 November 2002. [8] Scotland won the match 21-18, with Stuart coming off the bench. [9]

He was signed by the Border Reivers in 2002. [4] When not involved with the professional provincial side he played for the amateur side Selkirk RFC. He played 4 matches in the Challenge Cup for the Reivers in the first season - and 6 matches in the Heineken Cup the next season [10] as well as matches in the Celtic League. [11]

In 2004, Stuart went back to France and signed for Lyon OU; in 2005 he moved to La Rochelle [12] and played there till 2008.

When Stuart finished his professional playing career he worked in marketing for Force XV. He then became a rugby agent at Top Marque Sports [13] and is now a director of the company. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jono Stuart - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
  3. ↑ Robert Cole (16 August 2013). "Hilton ineligible for Scotland after 41 caps" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Selkirk Rugby Football Club website -Borders Allocated Professionals".
  5. ↑ "Superteam import a Tiger from England".
  6. ↑ "Scots not to appeal on eligibility". ESPN scrum.
  7. ↑ "BBC News - RUGBY UNION - Eligibility row hits Scotland".
  8. ↑ Naohiko MORI. "Jono Stuart". Oval Planet - All about world RUGBY football.
  9. ↑ Naohiko MORI. "Scotland A vs Romania XV [Romania XV tour] 2002-11-05". Oval Planet - All about world RUGBY football.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Borders pay the penalty". 24 October 2003.
  12. ↑ "Rugby - Player statistics Stuart Jonathan - club stats".
  13. ↑ "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Italy beckons for defence coach Rowland Phillips". 29 April 2010.
  14. ↑ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jono-stuart-949a2821 [ self-published source ]
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