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]
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| Full name | Kenneth Stafford Iain McDowall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kirkcudbright Academy Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editMcDowall 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
editHe 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]
References
edit- ^ "Scottish Rugby on Twitter".
- ^ "Scotland U20 (Stafford McDowall) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors under-17s set to take on Ulster - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Promising Youth to the Four - Edinburgh Rugby". edinburghrugby.org.
- ^ "Ayr Rugby Club - Ayr Rugby Club". ayrrugbyclub.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors in Premiership action".
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies".
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors 14-19 Northampton Saints - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Warriors romp to eight tries against Quins in successful Perth expedition". 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Stafford McDowall signs first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Rugby – Scotland U18 Home v Exiles Trial". 7 February 2016.
- ^ Hughes, D. "Wales U18 31-30 Scotland U18 :: Huw Evans Agency". welshrugbypics.co.uk.
- ^ "SCOTLAND DEVELOPMENT XV 17-21 GEORGIA UNDER-20 - The Offside Line". 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Hawick ace Horne helps young Scots run Georgia close".
- ^ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland call up Glasgow's McDowall and Hughes & Edinburgh's Pyrgos". BBC Sport. 28 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.theoffsideline.com/scotland-italy-match-report/https://www.theoffsideline.com/scotland-italy-match-report/ [bare URL]
External links
edit- Stafford McDowall at ESPNscrum
- Stafford McDowall at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Stafford McDowall at Scottish Rugby Union
- Stafford McDowall at Glasgow Warriors
