George Breckenridge (born 5 September 1964)[2] is a former Scottish rugby union player and now coach. He played for the amateur Glasgow District side before playing for the professional Glasgow side, now Glasgow Warriors.
| Birth name | George Breckenridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | High School of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editA former student of the High School of Glasgow, Breckenridge played for Glasgow High Kelvinside[3][4] for 8 years.[5] When they merged with Glasgow Academicals RFC to form Glasgow Hawks he played another two years with the Hawks.[5]
Provincial and professional career
editHe became a mainstay in the Glasgow District side.[5] He played in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright and remained unbeaten the entire season, beating the touring Fiji national rugby union team into the bargain. He played in all their matches that season.[6] Glasgow Warriors later honoured the 20th anniversary of that season when they played Munster in 2009 in the Magners League opener.[7]
When the district side turned professional in 1996, Breckenridge also turned out for the fledgling Glasgow Warriors side. He was Glasgow's top kicker in European Competition for the season 1996-97 scoring 18 points; 3 penalties a-piece in games against Sale Sharks[8] and Clermont[9] (then as Montferrand).
He also played rugby in France and New Zealand.[5]
International career
editHe was capped by Scotland 'A'[10] and Scotland 'B'.[5] It was felt by some that he was overlooked for a senior Scotland cap as Glasgow District - even as Scottish champions - were viewed as somewhat unfashionable by the SRU.[11]
Coaching career
editHe coached Ayr RFC to 2004[10] and - along with Shade Munro - coached an amateur Glasgow District side in 2001.[12] He also coached the Scotland national under-18 rugby union team[13] and Murrayfield Wanderers RFC in 2005.[14]
He became a Backs Coach at Heriots and in 2006-7 was Assistant Coach to the Scotland Club XV side.[5][15]
He also coached West of Scotland[6] and now coaches Lenzie RFC[16]
He is a keen supporter of the District system and would like to see it again expanded beyond Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. He coached a Co-Optimists side containing Glasgow Warriors stars Carlin Isles and Folau Niua in a charity match against Caledonia Reds in 2011.[17] He stated: "Having played for Glasgow, I know what a great honour it is to pull on that jersey."[13]
Outside of rugby
editHe also works for the sports clothing company Canterbury in Glasgow.[18][19]
References
edit- ^ "Player Archive : EPCRugby.com - Official website of European Professional Club Rugby". epcrugby.com.
- ^ "GEORGE BRECKENRIDGE - GLASGOW". checkcompany.co.uk.
- ^ "An open bar and traditional rugby are just the ticket". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Search Results".
- ^ a b c d e f "Rankin and Breckenridge to coach club select side". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Warriors Honour Winning Greats". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Match Centre - Amlin Challenge Cup - ERC - Official Website". ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "AS Montferrand 76-9 Glasgow Rugby : European Rugby Challenge Cup - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Rugby Union: PORTUGAL DATE FOR BATES". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
- ^ Alan Lorimer (18 December 2001). "Scottish Rugby: Metcalfe facing shoulder surgery". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Reds seen as blueprint for Glasgow regional side". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Ayr we go for boss George.(Sport)". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Teams Chosen For Club International Trial". edinburghrugby.org.
- ^ "George Breckenridge - 1st XV - Lenzie Rugby Club". pitchero.com.
- ^ "Carlin set for Cupar". The Scrum Magazine.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "George Breckenridge". twitter.com.
- ^ "Penguin Rugby News".