Craig Sangster

Craig Sangster (born 2 March 1975 in Scotland), is a Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Full Back or Centre position. Rarely he filled in at Fly-half.[2]

Craig Sangster
Birth nameCraig Sangster
Date of birth (1975-03-02) 2 March 1975
Place of birthScotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back / Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Stirling County
Stirling County
Hamilton RFC
Falkirk RFC
Grangemouth Stags
Bannockburn RFC
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-98

2000-01
Glasgow Warriors
Blackheath
Glasgow Warriors
18

0
(5)

(0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow District
Caledonia Reds
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland Students
Scotland U21
Coaching career
Years Team
Grangemouth Stags

Sangster played for amateur club Stirling County in two spells[3][4]

At amateur district level Sangster played for Glasgow District at under 19[5] and under 21 grades.[6]

While with Stirling, Sangster also played for the professional Glasgow side in two spells; the first from 1996 to 1998. He played for Glasgow in all of their Challenge Cup matches in 1996-97; and in all of their Heineken Cup matches in 1997-98.[1]

On leaving Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County Sangster signed for Blackheath in London, England.[7] Blackheath were then a professional side playing in the Allied Dunbar Premiership 2.[8]

Sangster spent a year with Blackheath before returning to Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County. He was back playing with the then Glasgow Caledonians in 2000.[9] He played on their Canadian tour in 2000.[10] In 2001 he represented Caledonia Reds as an amateur district.[11]

He played for Stirling County in the Melrose Sevens in 2003.[12]

Sangster also played for Hamilton RFC.[13][14]

He played for Falkirk RFC[15][16][17]

Sangster joined Grangemouth Stags as Head Coach and player in 2011[15] and played in the RBS National Bowl in 2013.[18]

He now plays for Bannockburn RFC.[19]

Sangster played in the memorial match for Gordon Mackay in 2012, his old Stirling team mate.[20] He was capped by Scotland Students[21] and by Scotland Under-21.[22]

References

  1. "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Sangster seals County's rally". scotsman.com.
  3. "Sangster sets fine example Centre accepts responsibility as Stirling bid for return to success". Herald Scotland.
  4. "Search Results".
  5. "Featherstone pushes aside all challenges". Herald Scotland.
  6. "Bulloch caps a rare win for Glasgow over the Borderers". Herald Scotland.
  7. "Rugby Union: ...AND DIVISION TWO". The Independent. 4 September 1998.
  8. "Match Centre - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Match Centre : Leeds Carnegie". yorkshirecarnegie.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Caledonia make a winning start". ESPN scrum.
  10. Alan Lorimer in Rome (12 August 2000). "Scotland drawn against Uruguay". Telegraph.co.uk.
  11. "RUGBY UNION - Returning Exiles dump champions". BBC Sport. 31 January 2001.
  12. "Melrose Rugby Sevens 2003". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  13. "Glasgow Warriors - Club Round-up 14". glasgowwarriors.com.
  14. "Ant". carlukegazette.co.uk.
  15. "Stags prise some new signings from Falkirk". falkirkherald.co.uk.
  16. "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - Big Win v Falkirk". gharugby.co.uk.
  17. "It". hawick-news.co.uk.
  18. "Grangemouth Stags RFC vs Oban Lorne RFC , Sat, 20/04/2013 - 12:00 - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
  19. "CAPTAIN(S) vs. PRESIDENT(S)". bannockburnrfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
  20. "Glittering Lineup for Gordon McKay Memorial Match". glasgowhawks.com.
  21. "Students prevail in feast of tries". Herald Scotland.
  22. "Youth given a chance". Herald Scotland.
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