Colin Stewart | |
Birth Name: | Colin Stewart |
Birth Date: | 1980 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bellshill, Scotland |
Weight: | 118kg (260lb) |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Amatyears2: | 2002-06 |
Amatyears3: | 2006-09 |
Amatyears4: | 2011-present |
Amatteam1: | East Kilbride RFC |
Amatteam2: | Selkirk RFC |
Amatteam3: | Plymouth Albion |
Amatteam4: | Newton Abbot |
Years1: | 2000-02 |
Years2: | 2002-06 |
Years3: | 2009-11 |
Clubs1: | Glasgow Warriors |
Clubs2: | Border Reivers |
Clubs3: | Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby |
Apps1: | 21 |
Apps3: | 57 |
Points1: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Repteam1: | Scotland U19 |
Repteam2: | Scotland U21 |
School: | Duncanrig Secondary School |
Coachteams1: | Newton Abbot (Player-Coach) |
Colin Stewart (born 6 January 1980 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former Scotland Under 21[1] international rugby union player who played with Glasgow Warriors and Border Reivers. His regular playing position was Lock.
Starting off playing mini-rugby,[2] Stewart began his rugby career playing for East Kilbride RFC.[3] His potential was spotted by the Glasgow District Rugby Union and he was selected as one of the Glasgow Thistle squad - then essentially an academy squad for Glasgow Warriors - that would receive rugby training in the summer of 1998 in New Zealand. The training was under the ex-Glasgow Warriors boss Kevin Greene.[4]
In the season 2000-01 he formally joined Glasgow.[5] [6] [7]
For the 2002-03 season Stewart joined Border Reivers.[8] [9] While he was not in action for the Reivers, Stewart played for Selkirk RFC.[10]
In 2006 he moved to England to play for Plymouth Albion.[1] [11]
He moved to play in France in 2009,[1] where he played for Tarbees Pyrennes.[3] He played 57 times for the French club in two seasons.[12]
After playing in France he returned to south-west England in 2011, where he now plays and coaches Newton Abbot.[1] [13] [14]
He is also Head of the Rugby Academy at South Devon College.[1] [15] He has set up a Rugby 4 Kids programme to promote rugby to the under 7s.[16]
Stewart played for Scotland U19 and Scotland U21.[15]