Stafford McDowall explained

Stafford McDowall
Fullname:Kenneth Stafford Iain McDowall
Birth Date:24 February 1998
Birth Place:Dumfries, Scotland
Height:1.930NaN0
Weight:1030NaN0
School:Kirkcudbright Academy
Merchiston Castle School
Position:Centre
Currentclub:Glasgow Warriors
Years1:2018–
Clubs1:Glasgow Warriors
Apps1:73
Points1:80
Repyears1:2017–2018
Repteam1:Scotland U20
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2023–
Repteam2:Scotland
Repcaps2:5
Reppoints2:5
Clubupdate:24 March 2024
Repupdate:27 July 2024

Kenneth Stafford Iain McDowall (born 24 February 1998) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.[1] [2]

Club career

McDowall started his rugby career at Kirkcudbright Academy Stewartry RFC then Merchiston Castle School. He made a Glasgow Warriors U17 side in August 2014.[3] From there he played for Edinburgh U18[4] and then switched back to play for Glasgow U20.[5]

McDowall now plays for Glasgow Warriors.

He entered the Scottish Rugby Academy in season 2016-17 as a Stage 1 - 2 player.[6]

He graduated to the Stage 3 professional phase of the academy in the 2017-18 season.[6] He was assigned Ayr in the Pro draft for the Scottish Premiership sides from Glasgow Warriors for the season 2017-18[7]

McDowall was enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[6] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[8]

He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[9]

He made his first appearance for season 2018-19 for the Warriors in their 50 -17 demolition of Harlequins at North Inch, Perth on 18 August 2018.[10]

He graduated from the Academy and signed his first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 12 December 2018.[11]

International career

He played for Scotland U18s in a home v Scottish Exiles match in February 2016.[12] He has also played for Scotland U18s against Wales U18.[13]

McDowall played for Scotland U19 (Development XV) in 2016 against Georgia U20. He scored 2 tries in the match.[14] [15]

In January 2019 McDowall was named in Scotland's Six Nations squad.[16]

He received his first senior cap on 29 July 2023, playing against Italy in a 25-13 win.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Rugby on Twitter.
  2. Web site: Scotland U20 (Stafford McDowall) - Scottish Rugby Union. scottishrugby.org.
  3. Web site: Warriors under-17s set to take on Ulster - Glasgow Warriors. glasgowwarriors.org.
  4. Web site: Promising Youth to the Four - Edinburgh Rugby. edinburghrugby.org.
  5. Web site: Ayr Rugby Club - Ayr Rugby Club. ayrrugbyclub.co.uk.
  6. Web site: 2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union. scottishrugby.org.
  7. Web site: Warriors in Premiership action.
  8. Web site: BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies.
  9. Web site: Glasgow Warriors 14-19 Northampton Saints - Glasgow Warriors. glasgowwarriors.org.
  10. Web site: Warriors romp to eight tries against Quins in successful Perth expedition . 18 August 2018 .
  11. Web site: Stafford McDowall signs first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors . www.glasgowwarriors.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222018/http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/18/12/12/stafford-mcdowall-signs-first-professional-contract-glasgow-warriors . 2018-12-15.
  12. Web site: Rugby – Scotland U18 Home v Exiles Trial. 7 February 2016 .
  13. Web site: Wales U18 31-30 Scotland U18 :: Huw Evans Agency. D. Hughes. welshrugbypics.co.uk.
  14. Web site: SCOTLAND DEVELOPMENT XV 17-21 GEORGIA UNDER-20 - The Offside Line. 23 November 2016.
  15. Web site: Hawick ace Horne helps young Scots run Georgia close.
  16. News: Six Nations 2019: Scotland call up Glasgow's McDowall and Hughes & Edinburgh's Pyrgos . BBC Sport . 28 January 2019.
  17. https://www.theoffsideline.com/scotland-italy-match-report/https://www.theoffsideline.com/scotland-italy-match-report/