Steve Swindall
Birth nameSteve Swindall
Birth date11 December 1982 (age 43)
Birth placeScotland
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Amatyears 32010-11
Amatyears 42011-14
Amatyears 52014-
Amatteam 1Whitecraigs
Amatteam 2Glasgow Hawks
Amatteam 3Amatori Rugby Milano
Amatteam 4Stirling County
Amatteam 5Austin Blacks
Repteam 1Scotland U18
Repteam 2Scotland U19
Repteam 3Scotland U21
Repteam 4Scotland 'A'
Repyears 1-
Years 12003-09
Years 22009-10
Years 32010-11
Clubs 1Glasgow Warriors
Clubs 2Rotherham Titans
Clubs 3Glasgow Warriors
Apps 165
Apps 30
Points 130
Points 30

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.

Club career

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Steve Swindall". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ^ "Steve Swindall - News - WHITECRAIGS RUGBY CLUB". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. ^ Reid, Alasdair (2004-10-11). "Swindall may move south". Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  4. ^ "Now A Cap Would Fit Slim Steve". Daily Record. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  5. ^ "Read the latest news and game reports from". Stirling County RFC. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  6. ^ "Currie Rugby Football Club". Currierugby.org. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  7. ^ Rutledge, Justin. "Austin Blacks Impressive in Win". Rugby Today. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-23.