Stuart McInally

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Stuart McInally
Date of birth (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
School George Watson's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2023 Edinburgh 177 (115)
2014 → Bristol Bears (loan) 5 (0)
Correct as of 26 April 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2010 Scotland U20 20 (25)
2015–2023 Scotland 49 (55)
Correct as of 12 August 2023

Stuart McInally (born 9 August 1990) is a retired Scottish professional rugby union player who played as a hooker most notably for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team. [1]

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Professional career

McInally made his Edinburgh debut in 2010, and became a regular in the team over the subsequent three seasons. In 2013 it was announced that he would be making the transformation from flanker to hooker, then in 2014 RFU Championship side Bristol Rugby signed him on loan. [2] He made his competitive debut in his new position for Edinburgh in early 2015, and was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2015 summer tests. After securing his first caps in the double-header victories against Italy, McInally was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup by Head Coach Vern Cotter. [3] However he then had to withdraw from the squad through injury and was replaced by Kevin Bryce. [4] In 2018 he captained the Scotland team against Argentina in a match which ended 44–15 to Scotland. [5]

In January 2016 McInally signed a contract extension with Edinburgh. [6] In August 2016, Edinburgh Rugby named him and Grant Gilchrist as their co-captains for the coming season. [7]

In April 2023, McInally announced that he would retire from professional rugby after the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He was not initially included in the Scotland squad announced in August but brought in as a replacement for the injured Dave Cherry. [8] McInally was subsequently injured in training and did not take part in the tournament. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stuart McInally named new Edinburgh captain". Sporting Life. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh: Bristol sign Ross Rennie and Stuart McInally on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Vern Cotter names 31-man Scotland squad for Rugby World Cup 2015 – Scottish Rugby". thescotlandteam.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Scotland call up hooker Kevin Bryce". BBC Sport. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stuart McInally". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stuart McInally: Scotland hooker extends Edinburgh contract". BBC Sport. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Mackenzie, Alasdair (23 August 2016). "Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally named as Edinburgh Rugby co-captains for 2016/17 season". The Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Stuart McInally replaces Dave Cherry in Scotland's squad". BBC Sport. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Chris Paterson 'gutted' over Stuart McInally's forced retirement". BBC Sport. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.


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