| David McLeish | |
| Birth Name: | David McLeish |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1975 |
| Weight: | 102kg (225lb) |
| Ru Position: | Number Eight |
| Ru Clubyears: | 1996-1998 |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 16 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (5) |
| Ru Amateuryears: | 1993 1993-1994 1994-1998 |
| Ru Amateurclubs: | Kelso Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians West of Scotland |
| School: | Kelso High School |
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.
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]
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.
As a schoolboy at Kelso High School, McLeish represented Scotland Schoolboys at international level in 1993.[4]
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]