Steve Brotherstone

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Steve Brotherstone
Full nameSteven James Brotherstone
Date of birth (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Duns, Scotland
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998– Edinburgh Reivers ()
1999–2000 CA Brive ()
2000 Northampton Saints 20 (0)
2002–2002 Newcastle Falcons 16 (0)
2003–2003 Gloucester Rugby 6 (0)
Correct as of 7 October 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2002 Scotland 8
2000–2002 Scotland A
Correct as of 7 October 2017

Steve Brotherstone (born 16 April 1971) is a former professional rugby union player who won eight caps for Scotland 1999–2002. He played at hooker and his career included appearances for Edinburgh Reivers, Brive, Newcastle Falcons, Northampton Saints and Gloucester Rugby.

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Early life

Brotherstone was born 16 April 1971 in Duns.

Club rugby

In 1998 when the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) formed super-districts, Brotherstone signed for Edinburgh Reivers. [1]

In 2000 appeared in French Cup final for Brive. [2]

In 2002 he joined Newcastle Falcons on loan. [3]

In 2002 he was signed by Gloucester Rugby.

International career

Brotherstone made his debut for Scotland against Ireland at Murrayfield on 20 March 1999. [4]

He played on the 2000 tour of New Zealand. [5] In November 2000, after playing in seven tests, he was dropped to the Scotland A side. [3] He returned for a final appearance for Scotland on a tour of North America as a substitute against Canada at Vancouver on 15 June 2002. [6]

In 2004 he retired from his playing career. [7]

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References

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  2. Trace, Marion (2 June 2000). "Scots trio suffer French despair". The Scotsman . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Brotherstone heads to Newcastle". BBC News . 5 February 2002. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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  5. "Nicol can lift Scots against Maori". The Scotsman. 16 June 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. "Canucks shock Scotland". BBC News. 16 June 2002. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. "Brotherstone calls it quits". BBC News. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2017.