Alex Moffat (rugby union) explained

Alex Moffat
Birth Name:Alex Moffat
Birth Date:29 June 1968
Birth Place:Workington, England
Ru Position:Hooker
Ru Amateuryears:1990-94
1994-95
2001-02
2002
2002-03
2003-04
2004
Ru Amateurclubs:Flyde
Orrell
Stirling County
Orrell
Preston Grasshoppers
Stirling County
Flyde
Stirling County
Ru Clubyears:1995-2001
2001-02

Alex Moffat (born 29 June 1968 in Workington, England) is a former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and Orrell. He played in the position of hooker.[1]

Amateur career

Moffat played for Fylde Rugby Club in Lancashire from 1990-91.[2]

He moved to Orrell in 1994, and stayed with them when they turned professional in 1995.

Moving to Scotland when Orrell returned to amateur status, Moffat played for Stirling County.[3] [4]

He rejoined Orrell, now an amateur club again.[5]

He moved to Preston Grasshoppers in 2002.[6] [7]

In 2003 he played for Stirling County.[8] In January 2004 he moved back to Fylde Rugby Club.[6]

He moved back to Stirling County and was their captain.[9] He retired from rugby in 2014.[10]

Professional career

Moffat first tried his hand with professional clubs with Orrell in 1995.[11] Orrell became an amateur club again in 2001 and Moffat found his way north to Stirling County and Glasgow Warriors.

In 2001-02 Moffat was called into Glasgow Warriors Heineken Cup squad for that season.[3]

He was named in a combined Glasgow-Edinburgh team to play Newcastle Falcons development team on 17 September 2001.[12] He replaced Peter Robertson in that match and the combined team had a comfortable victory, scoring seven tries.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guinness PRO12.
  2. Web site: Cumbria V Cheshire 2nd October 1993 . Cheshire RFU .
  3. Web site: Glasgow Call On Five Club Players - Scottish Rugby Union. 2016-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085812/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/01/09/19/glasgow-call-five-club-players. 2016-03-04. dead.
  4. Web site: Rbs Premier A Review: Round 4 - Glasgow Warriors.
  5. Web site: Orrell.
  6. Web site: Fylde have finally got Moffat back.
  7. Web site: A fresh challenge but old rivalries die hard.
  8. Web site: RUGBY UNION: County beaten by the weather; Boroughmuir 13 Stirling County 13 (Abandoned 86 mins). - Free Online Library.
  9. Web site: Read the latest news and game reports from Stirling County RFC.
  10. Web site: New captain upbeat on Stirling County's prospects.
  11. Web site: Rugby Union: Desperate Orrell find extra gear. https://web.archive.org/web/20120429043734/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-desperate-orrell-find-extra-gear-1315703.html . 2012-04-29 . limited . live. . 22 December 1996.
  12. Web site: Comeback Match For Alan Bulloch - Glasgow Warriors.
  13. Web site: Seven-Try Win For Combined Team - Glasgow Warriors.