Steve Scott (rugby union)

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Stevie Scott
Full nameStephen Scott
Date of birth (1974-07-26) 26 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Galashiels, Scotland
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
School Earlston High School
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Edinburgh 99 ()
Borders Reivers ()
Correct as of 8 October 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–2004 Scotland 11
Correct as of 8 October 2017
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2006–2009 Selkirk (assistant coach)
2010–2012 Sale Sharks (assistant coach)
2013–2017 Scotland (assistant coach)
2013–2017 Edinburgh Rugby (forward coach)
2018–2022 Utah Warriors (forward coach)
2022–2023 Watsonians (head coach)
2023– Bath Rugby (scrum coach)
Correct as of 8 October 2017

Stevie Scott is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player who gained 11 caps with Scotland from 2000 to 2004. [1] He played as hooker at Edinburgh [2] and Border Reivers. [3] He coached at Selkirk [4] and Sale Sharks. He was assistant coach at Scotland and forward coach at Edinburgh Rugby.

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Early life

Born 26 July 1974 in Galashiels, Scotland. He attended Henninger High School. [5]

Club rugby

Scott played club rugby for Melrose and Kelso. He played 99 matches for Edinburgh. [6] In March 2006 he extended his contract to play with Border Reivers. [7]

International career

Scott made his debut for Scotland as a replacement against New Zealand at Auckland on 1 July 2000. [8] His last cap came on the 2004 tour of Oceania.

Coaching career

Scott's first coaching role was in 2006 at Selkirk. [5] [6] Then for three years he worked with the SRU’s Academy at Murrayfield. [6] He joined Sale as coach in December 2010. [9] In September 2012 years he was dismissed. [10] In January 2013 he became a coaching assistant for the Scotland national team.

In March 2013 he became an interim head coach with Edinburgh, along with Duncan Hodge. [11] This led to him being given the position of forwards coach. [12] In April 2016, his contract was extended for two years. [13] In May 2017, Edinburgh announced that he was leaving the club. [14]

In December 2018, Scott was announced as the forwards coach for the Utah Warriors rugby union team in the USA's Major League Rugby. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Scott". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Stevie Scott | Edinburgh Rugby". www.edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rugby Lecturer to coach Scotland Under-20s for 6 Nations". www.borderscollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Steve Scott | Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Steve Scott". Scottish Rugby Union . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Lothian, Bill (29 January 2013). "Rugby: Steve Scott relishing chance to help Scots". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Scott & Gray extend Borders deals". BBC News. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "All Blacks too good for Scotland". BBC News. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Steve Scott joins Sale Sharks coaching team". BBC News. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sale Sharks sack forwards coach Steve Scott". BBC News. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Ferguson, David (6 March 2013). "Michael Bradley and Neil Back shown Edinburgh door". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Edinburgh appoint Solomons and Scott in coaching roles". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Edinburgh assistant coaches extend contracts with Pro12 club". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Edinburgh Rugby legend Roddy Grant added to coaching staff". The Scotsman. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  15. ↑ Donaldson, Amy (26 December 2018). "Utah Warriors head coach recruits assistants who can take rugby team to new heights". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.


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