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| Birth name | Steven Lawrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haddington, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Lawrie (born 22 February 1984) is a former Scottish rugby union player who played for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro12.
Steve has played for Scotland at A, under-21 and under-19 levels as well as appearing in the Scotland Sevens squad, making his debut in the 2008 London Sevens tournament and Twickenham and going on to play a week later in the 2008 Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield. His Scotland A debut came in the 25-0 win over the United States at Netherdale in November 2010, and he came off the bench in the victory over Italy A in January 2011. Steve captained the Edinburgh under-18, under-19, and under-20 teams who won their respective district championships in successive years (2002 to 2004), and he played for the Scotland under-19 team in the 2002–03 season. [1]
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