Dave McCall
| Birth name | Dave McCall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave McCall (born 15 April 1987) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player, previously with Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He started with Stewart's Melville, where he impressed, becoming an apprentice at Edinburgh Rugby.[2][3]
He played for Heriots while at Edinburgh University.[4] He won Man of the Match in the Scottish Cup final of 2007 in Heriots match against Melrose.[4] In his first season with Glasgow Warriors he was also assigned to Heriots in the Pro Player Draft.
In 2010-11 season he was assigned to Melrose in the draft.[5]
At the start of 2011-12 season he was assigned to Glasgow Hawks. However by the end of 2011, he had moved to England.
Professional career[edit]
He played for Edinburgh from 2005 to 2007.[6][7] When Edinburgh was taken from the Bob Carruthers run franchise back into the SRU's hands McCall was released in a cost-cutting measure.[4]
On the back of his Scottish Cup final performance for Heriots Glasgow Warriors boss Sean Lineen offered McCall a training contract.[4] He played for Glasgow Warriors from 2009 to 2011, making his contract full time in 2010.[6] He has the Warrior No. 176.
He moved to Rotherham at the end of 2011 and played for Rotherham Titans from 2011 to 2012.[6][8]
He played for London Scottish from 2012 to 2013.[6]
International career[edit]
He was capped by Scotland U19s.[9]
He was also capped by Scotland Club XV.[8][10]
He has been capped by Scotland 7s.[5][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "David McCall". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Gunners Apprentices in League Action". www.edinburghgunners.org.uk.
- ^ a b "Scots choose sevens series hopes". 18 October 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Dave McCall goes in at the deep end for Glasgow - Telegraph". 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Dave McCall wings in to boost Melrose cause". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ a b c d "David MCCALL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
- ^ "Kennedy out against Gunners". old.glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ a b "Glasgow Warriors | Dave McCall". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "HAPPY IN THE WINGS RUGBY STARLET DAVID McCALL LOVES THE GAME . . . DESPITE A LONG LIST OF INJURIES". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Scotland club men to face Ireland". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
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