David McLeish (rugby union)

David McLeish (born 26 July 1975)[1] is a former Scottish rugby union player who played for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors at the number 8 position.

David McLeish
Birth nameDavid McLeish
Date of birth (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
SchoolKelso High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993
1993-1994
1994-1998		 Kelso
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians
West of Scotland		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-1998 Glasgow 16 (5)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

McLeish broke into the Kelso RFC first team when still a schoolboy.

He moved through to Glasgow to study Product Design engineering at the University of Strathclyde.[2]

In Glasgow, McLeish first joined the amateur club Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians until 1994, when he won a place at West of Scotland[3]

Professional career

He shared a flat with West of Scotland and Glasgow Warriors teammates Guy Perrett and Gordon Bulloch.[3] All three players were called up by the fledgling professional Glasgow side. McLeish was a regular in the Glasgow side for 2 years and played in European competition for the club throughout his time there.

As the No. 8 named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - McLeish has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 8 for the provincial side.

When not playing for Glasgow, McLeish played the rest of the season with West of Scotland.

International career

As a schoolboy at Kelso High School, McLeish represented Scotland Schoolboys at international level in 1993.[4]

Business career

On the merger of the Scottish professional teams from four to two - involving Glasgow merging with the Caledonia Reds for the season 1998-99 - McLeish left professional rugby.[5] He then moved into industry.[6]

References
  1. "Player Archive : EPCRugby.com - Official website of European Professional Club Rugby". epcrugby.com.
  2. "Burnbrae club hoping not to be left flat after cup quarter-final West call on the young guns to see off Melrose". Herald Scotland.
  3. "McLeish ready for West debut". Herald Scotland.
  4. "Rugby Union: Drew's dash has Scots suffering". The Independent. 5 January 1993.
  5. "District cap does not fit six Scotland internationalists. Room left to tempt big names north as 43 players pay the penalty for rugby's contract revolution". Herald Scotland.
  6. https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/dave-mcleish/1/b43/7a1
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