| Birth name | John Stuart David Moffat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 August 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6.30 ft (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15.10 st (95.9 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy, St Edmunds College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cambridge, Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Stuart David Moffat (born 18 August 1977 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish rugby union international. He also played a first-class cricket match for Cambridge University.
Moffat played for Edinburgh and Cambridge University, for whom he made two appearances in The Varsity Match against Oxford while studying as a postgraduate student. [1]
He has played for various clubs during his career including Castres in France, Viadana in Italy and Scottish professional district sides Glasgow Warriors and Border Reivers.
Moffat made his Test debut in a match against Romania at Murrayfield in November 2002 and scored a try from full-back in a 27-point win. [2] He played two further Tests in the same stadium that month, with Scotland defeating both South Africa and Fiji. [3] Moffat's only other cap came two years later, again at Murrayfield, when Australia defeated Scotland by 31 points to 14 to claim the Hopetoun Cup. [4]
He has played for various clubs during his career including Castres in France, Viadana in Italy and Scottish teams Borders and Edinburgh.
His first-class cricket appearance was made in the 2002 University Match, against Oxford University. Moffat brought up a century off just 103 balls and had amassed 169 by the time Benjamin Vonwiller trapped him leg before wicket. It was the highest score by a cricketer playing their first match for Cambridge University since Test batsman Hubert Doggart made a double hundred in 1948. [5] As Moffat did not bat again, either in that match or at first-class level, Moffat's career average remained 169. [6]
His performance was a contrast to his earlier efforts in 1997, when he scored ducks in two limited overs matches for a Scotland XI against Durham. He had also represented Scotland at Under-19 level. [7]
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