Craig Chalmers

Craig Chalmers
Birth name Craig Minto Chalmers
Date of birth (1968-10-15) 15 October 1968
Place of birth Galashiels, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2003-4
2004-5		 Melrose
Birmingham & Solihull Bees
Melrose		 200 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2003		 Border Reivers
Edinburgh Rugby
Glasgow Warriors
Harlequins
Worcester Warriors

6

(25)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1995 The South ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989-1999
1989		 Scotland
British Lions		 60
1		 (166)
(6)
Teams coached
Years Team
2004-2013
2013 - 2013
2013 -		 Melrose
Chinnor RFC
Esher RFC

Craig Minto Chalmers (born 15 October 1968) is a former Scottish rugby union footballer for Melrose and former coach of the club. He is a backs coach at Esher RFC.

As a player, he represented Scotland and the British Lions at international level. He was capped 60 times for Scotland, the vast majority of times in his preferred position of fly-half, but on occasion at centre and once as a substitute on the right wing. He was noted for his tactical kicking, game management and also for being a solid tackler, something fly halves of the time were not noted for in the amateur days of rugby.

Club career

He finished his playing career in March 2005 as captain and player-coach with Melrose, where his club career began. In the interim, he also played for Worcester Warriors, Harlequins, and the Pertemps Bees.

Coaching

He left Melrose at the end of the 2012/13 season to join Chinnor RFC as head coach, only to resign before taking charge of a single match, due to[1] "personal reasons".

He joined Esher Rugby as a back coach for their senior team in August 2013.[2]

Family

His sister Paula Chalmers played for the Scottish Women's rugby team and achieved an even higher number of caps.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Craig Chalmers takes Esher backs coach role". The Scotsman. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "The perils of Paula as Scottish girls struggle to get act together". Scotland on Sunday. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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