Iain Sinclair (rugby union) explained

Iain Sinclair
Birth Name:Iain Sinclair
Birth Date:7 October 1976
Birth Place:Scotland
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Ru Position:Flanker
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland A
Ru Nationalyears:-
Ru Clubyears:1997-1998
1998-2001
Ru Clubcaps:7
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
Ru Amateuryears:-1995-2006
Ru Amateurclubs:Watsonians
University:Edinburgh Business School

Iain Sinclair (born 7 October 1976 in Scotland) is a Scottish former Scotland A[1] international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position. A product of Scottish Schools U16 and U18, Sinclair went on to captain both Glasgow and Scotland at U18, U19 and U21 age group levels.

He played 6 matches for Glasgow in the Heineken Cup in 1997-98 season.[2] Sinclair also played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship of the 1997-98 season for Glasgow against Edinburgh Rugby. Glasgow won the match 36-20.[3]

In 1997, Sinclair captained the Scottish Silver Thistles, an undefeated Scotland Development XV which toured New Zealand.[4]

For the 1998-99 season onwards, Sinclair played for Edinburgh Rugby winning player of the inter-district Tri Series in 1999.[5] He played a further 10 times in the Heineken Cup for Edinburgh between 1998 and 2001.[2]

He played for Watsonians.[6] and Penguin International RFC.

He was a player for the Xodus Steelers, a veteran Scottish Sevens side that contested the Dubai International Veterans Rugby 10's, winning in 2012 and then managing the side in 2013 to back to back victory.[7]

A former Managing Director at Murray Metals, Sinclair is now Executive Director, Global Energy Group.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edinburgh v Toulouse: Michael Bradley inspired by Munster's Heineken Cup legacy. 6 April 2012. Telegraph.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Player Archive : European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). epcrugby.com.
  3. Web site: No mean show by the city. Referee's stop-start nightmare is hard to swallow as Hayes makes Edinburgh pay the penalty. Herald Scotland.
  4. Web site: Rugby Union: Silver lining for Scots' stand-in. 25 June 1997. The Independent.
  5. Web site: District cap does not fit six Scotland internationalists. Room left to tempt big names north as 43 players pay the penalty for rugby's contract revolution. Herald Scotland.
  6. Web site: Watsonians too hot for Currie.
  7. Web site: Xodus Steelers> The Team> Hall of Fame.
  8. Web site: Forth Steel. 17 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009201410/http://forthsteel.com/news_sru_kickoff.html. 9 October 2014. dead.