Murray Craig is a Scottish former rugby union player. He played professionally for Glasgow Warriors and at amateur level for Currie normally playing at the Centre position.
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Craig learnt his rugby at Haddington then played for Edinburgh Wanderers. He also played for amateur club Currie[1]
He was capped for Scotland at Under 21 and Scotland 'A' level.[2] He was also in the Scottish Thistles squad which toured New Zealand in 1997.
He represented the Exiles District side, winning the Scottish Inter-District Championship in 1994-95 season.
He was capped for the Exile side while playing his rugby for Waterloo.[3] He left Waterloo in 1995.[4]
Joining Leicester Tigers for a season[4] till 1996.[3][5]
He joined Nottingham Rugby in season 1996-97.[6][5]
Craig joined Glasgow Warriors for the start of the 1998-99 season from Edinburgh Rugby.[7] He played in Glasgow's pre-season match against Richmond, coming off the bench for his non-competitive debut.[8] However he later failed a medical with Glasgow and was released.
In October 1998, Craig made the decision to move to Exeter Chiefs.[9] Craig's two-year package - believed to be worth a total of £100,000, includes a house, car and a part-time PE teaching post at a local sports college.[10]
In 2002, he was playing for Boroughmuir.[11]
Craig became a rugby coach at Telford College in Edinburgh in 2005[12] He remained there till 2011.[13] He is now a Teaching Fellow at Edinburgh University[13]
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- ^ a b "Exeter step in to land Craig". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Season's greetings: The ins and outs of all the Courage National". The Independent. 2 September 1995. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
- ^ a b David Llewellyn (27 August 1996). "Courage Clubs' Championship National League 1". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Murray Craig Player matches All competitions All seasons". Statbunker.
- ^ "Craig is handed second chance". Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Richmond prove too slick for super district". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "RUGBY UNION Moseley miss out on chance to make most of weak Saints; Northampton 36 Moseley 19".
- ^ "Drug cover-up allegations are kicked into touch". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Melrose boosted by Shiel return". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ "McCann delighted with state of play in Italy".
- ^ a b "Murray Craig". LinkedIn.