Steve Swindall (born 11 December 1982 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played internationally for the Scotland 'A' side.

Steve Swindall
Birth nameSteve Swindall
Date of birth (1982-12-11) 11 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birthScotland
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Whitecraigs ()
Glasgow Hawks ()
2010-11 Amatori Rugby Milano ()
2011-14 Stirling County ()
2014- Austin Blacks ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-09 Glasgow Warriors 65 (30)
2009-10 Rotherham Titans ()
2010-11 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland U18
Scotland U19
Scotland U21
Scotland 'A'
Coaching career
Years Team
2009-10 Rotherham Titans (Community Coach)
2010-11 Amatori Rugby Milano (Player-Coach)
2011-12 Morrison's Academy
2011-14 Stirling County (Forwards coach)
2014- Austin Blacks (Forwards & Defence)

Club career

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Swindall came through the amateur ranks playing for Whitecraigs[1][2] before playing for Glasgow Hawks.[3] Swindall made his Glasgow Warriors debut in 2004 playing against Yorkshire Carnegie, then known as Leeds Tykes, in a pre-season friendly.[1] He landed a professional deal with Glasgow Warriors in 2005.[1] He left Glasgow to play for the Rotherham Titans in 2009[1] but stayed for only one year, rejoining Glasgow for a final season in 2010–11.[1][4] He then played for amateur club Stirling County.[5][6]

He now plays and coaches in Austin, Texas in the United States for amateur side Austin Blacks.[7]

International career

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He played internationally for Scotland at age grades U18, U19 and U21 before being capped for the Scotland 'A' side.[1][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Steve Swindall". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Steve Swindall - News - WHITECRAIGS RUGBY CLUB". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ Reid, Alasdair (11 October 2004). "Swindall may move south". Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Now A Cap Would Fit Slim Steve". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Read the latest news and game reports from". Stirling County RFC. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Currie Rugby Football Club". Currierugby.org. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ Rutledge, Justin. "Austin Blacks Impressive in Win". Rugby Today. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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