Gary Strain

Gary Strain (born 19 April 1988 in Motherwell,[1] Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player at the Loosehead Prop position.. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons.

Gary Strain
Birth nameGary Strain
Date of birth (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988
Place of birthMotherwell, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
SchoolDalziel High School
UniversityStrathclyde University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004-07
2007-11, 2014-present
Dalziel
Glasgow Hawks
36 25
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008
2011-13
2013-14
2015, 2017
Glasgow Warriors
Massy
Newcastle Falcons
Glasgow Warriors

50
12

(5)
(0)
Correct as of 17 July 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
-
-
2017
Scotland U18
Scotland U19
Scotland U20
Scotland Club XV
Correct as of 17 July 2015
Teams coached
Years Team
2014-present Glasgow Hawks (Development Officer)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Strain started playing amateur rugby with Dalziel Rugby Club in 2004.[2] He played with them until 2007 appearing 36 times and scoring 25 points (5 tries).[3]

Moving to the Glasgow Hawks for the season 2007-08, Strain was to win the Scottish Shield with them in 2009.[4] He played for the Hawks for 4 years before moving to French side Massy.

Professional career

At the start of season 2008-09 the prop was called up to the Glasgow Warriors squad for a pre-season game against Bristol Rugby on 22 August 2008 and came on as a substitute in the match.[5]

Massy were initially playing in the Federale 1 league in France, their highest amateur league. In 2012 they secured promotion to the French second-tier professional league, the Pro D2, for the first time in the club's history.[4]

Strain was then picked up by the Newcastle Falcons in 2013.[6] and played 12 times for them in season 2013-14.

Returning to Scotland, Strain first picked up a one-month training contract with Glasgow Warriors [7] During this time he represented a Warriors 'A' side against an Edinburgh 'A' side at Stirling.[8]

On 17 July 2015 it was announced that Strain had secured a short-term professional contract with Glasgow Warriors to provide depth and competition for places during the 2015 World Cup when the Warriors will lose a host of their top stars on Scotland duty.[9]

The contract will allow Strain to play / coach at Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors team.[7]

After a hiatus Strain was again picked for Glasgow Warriors for the 2017-18 friendly against Dragons at Ebbw Vale.[10]

International career

The prop was capped by the international squad for the under 18s,[11] under 19s [12] and under 20s for Scotland.[13] He went on to be capped for Scotland Club XV.

Coaching career

He then moved back to Glasgow Hawks in a player / development role. Strain was to become the Hawk's Club Development Officer in November 2014.[14] As part of this role Strain would promote rugby in various schools including Glasgow Academy, High School of Glasgow, Kelvinside Academy, Drumchapel High School, Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary and Knightswood Secondary.[15]

References

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