Alister Campbell (rugby union, born 1959) explained

Alister Campbell
Birth Name:Alister James Campbell
Birth Date:1 January 1959
Birth Place:Hawick, Scotland
Ru Position:Lock
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repteam2:Scotland
Repyears1:1983-84
Repyears2:1984-88
Repcaps1:3
Repcaps2:15
Reppoints2:0
Amatyears1:1975-76
Amatteam1:Hawick Linden
Amatyears2:1976-
Amatteam2:Hawick
Ru Province1:South of Scotland
Coachyears1:-
Coachteams1:Hawick PSA

Alister James Campbell (born 1 January 1959) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He started out playing for Hawick Linden in 1975.[2]

He played for Hawick from 1976. He played as a Lock.[3]

He captained the side in 1987–88 season.[4]

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland District.[5]

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' 3 times in the period 1983–84.[6] [7]

He received 15 full senior caps for Scotland between 1984 and 1988.[8] He made his debut beating Ireland to win the Triple Crown; two weeks later he was in the side that won the Grand Slam in 1984.[9]

Coaching career

He coached Hawick PSA; and they won the semi-junior league in 1994–95 season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alister James Campbell. ESPN scrum.
  2. Web site: WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF - HAWICK LINDEN R.F.C. - Captains & Internationalists. 26 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426075251/https://www.freewebs.com/hawicklinden/captainsinternationalists.htm. 26 April 2019.
  3. Web site: HUBCAT: Record. calmview.eu.
  4. Web site: History.
  5. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19840220&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19830321&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  8. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alister Campbell - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  9. Web site: Time to record the passing of an outstanding Hawick team | HeraldScotland. www.heraldscotland.com.