Iain Fairley Explained

Iain Fairley
Birth Name:Iain Thomas Fairley
Birth Date:29 August 1973
Birth Place:Kelso, Scotland
Height:5feet
Weight:14st
Ru Position:Scrum-half
Youthyears1: 
Ru Clubyears:
2000-2002
2002-2004
Ru Proclubs:Kelso RFC
Edinburgh Rugby
Super14years: 
Ru Nationalyears:1999-1999
Ru Nationalteam:
Scotland 7's
Ru Nationalcaps:3
Ru Nationalpoints:3
Repsevensyears1: 

Iain Fairley (born 29 August 1973) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team.

Early life

Fairley was born in Kelso, Scottish Borders.[1]

Rugby playing career

Fairley was selected for Scotland's 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but early on he sustained an injury during training.[2]

He made his debut against Italy in 1999 Five Nations Championship.[3] His last appearance was against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

In 2002 he was selected for the Scotland 7's team for tournaments in Singapore and Malaysia.[4] He also joined the sevens team that competed at 2002 Commonwealth Games.[5]

The same year he returned to the Borders to play domestic rugby, having been at Edinburgh Reivers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby: Player profile: Iain Fairley, Scotland . . 4 October 2015.
  2. News: Fairley the first hurt as Serevi is dropped . . 23 May 1998 . 4 October 2015.
  3. News: Scots do Italian job . . 6 March 1999.
  4. News: Scots name sevens squad . BBC News . 15 April 2002.
  5. News: Laidlaw's Sevens blow . BBC Sport. 31 July 2002.
  6. News: No real surprises as Borders name squad Cranston and Gilbert expect Townsend to join new district side shortly . The Herald . 2 May 2002 . 4 October 2015.