Rugby player
| Birth name | Dave McCall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave McCall (born 15 April 1987) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player, previously with Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He started with Stewart's Melville, where he impressed, becoming an apprentice at Edinburgh Rugby.
He played for Heriots while at Edinburgh University. He won Man of the Match in the Scottish Cup final of 2007 in Heriots match against Melrose. In his first season with Glasgow Warriors he was also assigned to Heriots in the Pro Player Draft.
In 2010-11 season he was assigned to Melrose in the draft.
At the start of 2011-12 season he was assigned to Glasgow Hawks. However by the end of 2011, he had moved to England.
Professional career
He played for Edinburgh from 2005 to 2007. When Edinburgh was taken from the Bob Carruthers run franchise back into the SRU's hands McCall was released in a cost-cutting measure.
On the back of his Scottish Cup final performance for Heriots Glasgow Warriors boss Sean Lineen offered McCall a training contract. He played for Glasgow Warriors from 2009 to 2011, making his contract full time in 2010. He has the Warrior No. 176.
He moved to Rotherham at the end of 2011 and played for Rotherham Titans from 2011 to 2012.
He played for London Scottish from 2012 to 2013.
International career
He was capped by Scotland U19s.
He was also capped by Scotland Club XV.
He has been capped by Scotland 7s.
References
- "David McCall". ESPN scrum.
- "Gunners Apprentices in League Action". www.edinburghgunners.org.uk.
- ^ "Scots choose sevens series hopes". 18 October 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Dave McCall goes in at the deep end for Glasgow - Telegraph". 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Dave McCall wings in to boost Melrose cause". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "David MCCALL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
- "Kennedy out against Gunners". old.glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Dave McCall". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- "HAPPY IN THE WINGS RUGBY STARLET DAVID McCALL LOVES THE GAME . . . DESPITE A LONG LIST OF INJURIES". HeraldScotland.
- "Glasgow Warriors | Scotland club men to face Ireland". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Rotherham Titans players
- Stewart's Melville RFC players
- Heriot's Rugby Club players
- Melrose RFC players
- Glasgow Hawks players
- Scotland Club XV international rugby union players
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