Rory McKay

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Rory McKay
Birth nameRory Andrew McKay
Date of birth (1979-02-09) 9 February 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth Scotland
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
School Robert Gordon College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Gordonians RFC ()
2001-02 Glasgow Hawks ()
2002-04 Aberdeen GSFP RFC ()
2004 Manly ()
Venezia ()
Waterloo ()
Bedford Blues ()
2009 Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Caledonia Reds ()
2002-04 Glasgow Warriors 19 (10)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland U19
– Scotland Club XV
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Scotland
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2014- Perthshire RFC

Rory McKay (born 2 February 1979) is a Scottish former rugby union player and now coach who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played at flanker. He played at international level for the Scotland Sevens side. [1]

Starting his amateur career at Gordonians RFC, McKay then moved to Glasgow Hawks. In 2002, he left the Hawks to sign for the professional provincial side Glasgow Warriors. [2] While not playing for the provincial side, he played for Aberdeen Grammar. [3]

McKay left Glasgow Warriors in 2004 and pursued a career in rugby in Australia, Italy and England. [4] He played for Manly in Australia; Venezia in Italy; and Waterloo and Bedford Blues in England. [5]

The flanker also represented Scotland in their Club XV side. [6] [7] [8]

He represented an invitational Caledonia Reds side versus a Co-Optimists side in effort to get the Caledonia Reds side formally re-instated by the SRU in 2014. [9]

He is now a rugby development officer and coach of Perthshire RFC. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Rory McKay relishes Scottish club international call-up".
  2. ↑ "Three Glasgow Debuts Against Harlequins" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lineen upset by Boroughmuir" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Gordon Bannerman (22 August 2014). "Perthshire rugby coach is counting down to new season". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rory McKay returns to Hawks" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Four Debutants Selected For Club Xv".
  7. ↑ "Scots Denied At The Death".
  8. ↑ "Scots' Storming Start Sets Up Win".
  9. ↑ "Support Grows for Caley Reds - Glasgow Herald" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Perthshire Advertiser (10 April 2015). "Perthshire Rugby coach Rory McKay looks ahead to next season with confidence". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Report 9" . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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