Rory McKay

Rory McKay
Birth name Rory Andrew McKay
Date of birth (1979-02-09) 9 February 1979
Place of birth Scotland
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
School Robert Gordon College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2001-02
2002-04
2004



2009		 Gordonians RFC
Glasgow Hawks
Aberdeen GSFP RFC
Manly
Venezia
Waterloo
Bedford Blues
Glasgow Hawks		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2002-04		 Caledonia Reds
Glasgow Warriors
19
(10)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland U19
Scotland Club XV		 ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
- Scotland
Teams coached
Years Team
2014- Perthshire RFC

Rory McKay (born 2 February 1979 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union former footballer and now coach who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played at flanker. He played at international level for the Scotland Sevens side.[1]

Starting his amateur career at Gordonians RFC, McKay then moved to Glasgow Hawks. In 2002, he left the Hawks to sign for the professional provincial side Glasgow Warriors.[2] While not playing for the provincial side, he played for Aberdeen Grammar.[3]

McKay left Glasgow Warriors in 2004 and pursued a career in rugby in Australia, Italy and England.[4] He played for Manly in Australia; Venezia in Italy; and Waterloo and Bedford Blues in England.[5]

The flanker also represented Scotland in their Club XV side.[6][7][8]

He represented an invitational Caledonia Reds side versus a Co-Optimists side in effort to get the Caledonia Reds side formally re-instated by the SRU in 2014.[9]

He is now a Rugby Development Officer and coach of Perthshire RFC.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Rory McKay relishes Scottish club international call-up".
  2. ↑ "Three Glasgow Debuts Against Harlequins". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lineen upset by Boroughmuir". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Gordon Bannerman (22 August 2014). "Perthshire rugby coach is counting down to new season". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rory McKay returns to Hawks". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Four Debutants Selected For Club Xv".
  7. ↑ "Scots Denied At The Death".
  8. ↑ "Scots' Storming Start Sets Up Win".
  9. ↑ "Support Grows for Caley Reds - Glasgow Herald". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Perthshire Advertiser (10 April 2015). "Perthshire Rugby coach Rory McKay looks ahead to next season with confidence". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Report 9". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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