Steve Scott (rugby union)

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Stevie Scott
Full nameStephen Scott
Date of birth (1974-07-26) 26 July 1974 (age 47)
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
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–2004 Scotland 11
Correct as of 8 October 2017
Teams coached
YearsTeam
2006–2009
2010–2012
201–
2013–2017
2018-		 Selkirk
Sale Sharks
Scotland (assistant)
Edinburgh Rugby
Utah Warriors
Correct as of 8 October 2017

Stevie Scott is a 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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