Gareth Flockhart (born 11 May 1972[1] in Scotland) is a Scottish former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and Caledonia Reds at the Flanker position.
| Birth name | Gareth Flockhart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Alva Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for amateur sides Stirling County and Currie RFC.[2][3] He also played Sevens for Watsonians.[4] He now plays for North Berwick RFC.[5]
He played in the district side and had a tour in Zimbabwe[6] but did not receive a full Scotland cap. A call for full respective caps to be given to Flockhart and others to the SRU was made in 2009.[7]
Flockhart began his professional career with Caledonia Reds[1][8] in 1996 before they merged with the Glasgow side in 1998. Flockhart then joined Glasgow Caledonians, now Glasgow Warriors for the next four seasons.[9] He was part of the Glasgow side that played against the touring South Africa in 2000.[10] He played in the fledgling Celtic League in its first season (2001–02) making 5 appearances and scoring 2 tries for Glasgow.[11]
Flockhart returned to the Glasgow Warriors side in 2002 to replace the injured Gprdon Simpson.[12][13][14]
In 2009, he was part of the veteran Scotland stars side the Bone Steelers at the Dubai Sevens.[15]
Flockhart went to the University of Edinburgh and received a BSc in Agriculture.[16] He now works for crop nutrition company Yara.[17]
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- ^ a b "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
- ^ "Flockhart gets second go".
- ^ Peter Donald (1 March 2004). "Flockhart on fire for Currie". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "GARETH RULES OUT SONIANS SWITCH".
- ^ "Duns 19 North Berwick 36 - 14th September 2013".
- ^ "Telfer aims to encourage specialists in new squad. Broughton in, Flockhart out of Development XV". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Time for Scottish rugby to realise that if the cap fits ."
- ^ "HUBCAT: Record".
- ^ "History Gareth Flockhart". Statbunker.
- ^ "HUBCAT: Record".
- ^ "Player list : Guinness PRO12 : Stats". pro12rugby.com.
- ^ "Gareth Flockhart Returns To Glasgow Xv".
- ^ Peter Donald (10 January 2002). "Flockhart steps into the breach". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC SPORT - CELTIC - Glasgow rest duo for Ponty trip". 8 February 2002.
- ^ codegent Ltd. "News: Scottish legends return to Dubai - Ultimate Rugby Sevens - UR7s". ur7s.
- ^ "Gareth Flockhart | LinkedIn". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Crop Nutrition Sales Contacts".