John Shaw (born 6 July 1968 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach and now referee who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position.
| Birth name | John Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Airdrie Academy[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
Shaw played for West of Scotland[3]
Shaw played for Currie RFC[4][5] in 2001-2.[6] and captained the side.[7]
He played for East Kilbride RFC at Flanker.[8] after his time at Currie.
In 2007 he was playing for a Scottish Classics XV side. Afterwards he felt unwell and a heart attack was diagnosed.[9]
Professional career edit
As the Flanker named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - Shaw has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 7 for the provincial side.
On moving to Currie, Shaw still played for Glasgow[10] much to the dismay of Edinburgh Rugby who had prematurely included him in their squad to face Glasgow.[11]
He played for Glasgow in their match against South Africa in 1998.[12] he also played for the amateur Glasgow District against Scotland Under-21 in 2001.[4]
International career edit
He was capped for Scotland A.[13]
Coaching career edit
He became a player-coach for the East Kilbride side under Fraser Stott in 2003.
Shaw was to coach Waysiders Drumpellier[14] from 2006 to 2010[15][16][17]
Shaw was to coach Whitecraigs RFC[18] from 2010[13]
Refereeing career edit
He is now refereeing rugby matches.[8]
Outside of rugby edit
Away from rugby, he is the managing director of Scaffolding Scotland.[19][2][20]
Shaw was arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct in Scottsdale, AZ on 3 December 2016. [21]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
- ^ a b https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/john-shaw/41/633/92b[permanent dead link]
- ^ "HUBCAT: Record".
- ^ a b "SRU asks Parker for explanation". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union: TEAMS IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL; BT Scotland Premiership". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "Dickson bounces back after despair of injury". scotsman.com.
- ^ Peter Donald (29 March 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Deans cautious as double looms". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Helensburgh pay the penalty….and lose 24-5". pitchero.com.
- ^ "'I was having a heart attack'". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Glasgow win inter-city clash". bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2001.
- ^ Glen Sterling (30 January 2001). "Glasgow take the honours". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "HUBCAT: Record".
- ^ a b "John Shaw". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Judith Tonner (23 June 2009). "Monklands youngsters are eager to give rugby a try". dailyrecord.
- ^ "Dalziel Rugby Club - Dalziel 1st XV 17 v 3 Waysiders/ Drumpellier". Dalziel Rugby Club.
- ^ "Wanderers are on a high". Greenock Telegraph.
- ^ "Five new faces for Glasgow". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Comments from Coach in today's Scotsman". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "An all too rare source of pride for the Scottish rugby community". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Scaffolder Shaw proves strength really pays". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "City of Scottsdale CR-2016024432".
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