Alan Kittle

Alan Kittle (born 10 December 1970[1] in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors. He played at the Loosehead Prop position.

Alan Kittle
Birth nameAlan John Kittle
Date of birth (1970-12-10) 10 December 1970
Place of birthScotland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
SchoolRoss High School, Tranent
Rugby union career
Position(s) tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Stewarts Melville
Watsonians
Stirling County
Musselburgh		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-97
1997-99		 Edinburgh Rugby
Glasgow Warriors		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Scotland U19

Rugby Union career

Kittle played rugby both in the amateur and professional era.

Amateur career

He played with amateur club Stewarts Melville in 1993[2] to 1995.[3]

He joined Watsonians in the 1995–96 season.[4][5]

In 1999[6] and 2000, Alan played for Musselburgh RFC.[7]

Professional career

When rugby's professional era began in Scotland in 1996, Kittle signed for Edinburgh. As part of the Edinburgh deal Kittle could still play for Watsonians.[8][9]

However he was overlooked by the Edinburgh team and joined Glasgow for 1997 to 1998 season.[10] As part of the Glasgow rugby deal Kittle could play for Stirling County.[11]

He played 9 matches for Glasgow in the Heineken Cup[12][13][14][15][16][17] and played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[18] He also played for Glasgow against South Africa.[19][20] and Fiji[21] and Māori All Blacks[22]

International career

He played for Scotland Schools while still at Ross High School, Tranent.[23] He also played for Scotland Under 19s in 1990.[24]

He was in Scotland's World Cup preparation squad till injury in 1994.[25]

He played for a Scotland Development XV in the Zimbabwe tour of 1995.[26][27] He was on the bench for the combined Scottish Districts match against Spain in 2000.[28]

Outside of rugby

Kittle now has an Art and Marketing career[27] and is a Creative Director in Bristol.[29][30]

References
  1. Border Reivers v Glasgow, 24 October 1997, match programme
  2. BILL LEITH (29 November 1993). "Rugby Union: Wyllie teases rivals". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. "Big sheet and bundle, Stewart's Melville FP versus Stirling County, Inverleith, Edinburgh, 11 February 1995". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. "Big sheet and bundle, Melrose versus Watsonians, The Greenyards, Melrose, 4 November 1995". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "Big sheet and bundle, Heriot's FP versus Watsonians, Meggetland, Edinburgh, 21 April 1996". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. "Musselburgh race to impressive win". Herald Scotland.
  7. "Aberdeen's Stirling work". The Scotsman. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  8. "Big sheet and bundle, Watsonians versus Boroughmuir, Myreside, Edinburgh, 14 September 1996". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. "Big sheet and bundle, Melrose versus Watsonians, The Greenyards, 22 February 1997". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  10. "District cap does not fit six Scotland internationalists. Room left to tempt big names north as 43 players pay the penalty for rugby's contract revolution". Herald Scotland.
  11. "Alan's op hell; KITTLE NIGHTMARE AS DOCS BATTLE TO FIX EYE INJURY". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  12. "Match Centre | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website : Match Centre : Heineken Cup". Wru.co.uk. 12 October 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  13. "ig sheet, Glasgow Caledonians versus Treviso, Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, 18 October 1998". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  14. "Match Report". Swansea RFC. 21 September 1997. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  15. "Match Centre | Heineken Cup | ERC | Official Website". Origin-m.ercrugby.com. 14 September 1997. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  16. "Glasgow v Treviso rugby match 1998". Love-rugby.com. 18 October 1998. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  17. "Glasgow v Wasps rugby match 1997". Love-rugby.com. 14 September 1997. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  18. "Big sheet, Glasgow Caledonians versus Edinburgh Reivers, Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, 25 October 1998". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  19. "Big sheet and bundle, Glasgow Caledonians versus South Africa, Firhill Stadium, Glasgow, 10 November 1998". Calmview.eu. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  20. "SA Rugby Squad – Glasgow Caledonians : 1998 SA to UK and Ireland". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  21. "Reds give a green light for Scotland". Herald Scotland.
  22. "Defeat but no disgrace for Glasgow's Reds". Herald Scotland.
  23. "Findlay wings his way home in schools' side". Herald Scotland.
  24. "Brave Scots fail to hold English". Herald Scotland.
  25. "Logan's welcome County return for Jed-Forest visit". Herald Scotland.
  26. "Google Groups". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  27. "Supergroup :: The Creative Collective :: Marketing Services Edinburgh Scotland". Wearesupergroup.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  28. "RUGBY: MATT'S MISERY GOES ON. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  29. "Alan Kittle | LinkedIn". Uk.linkedin.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  30. Stephen Lepitak. "Mason Zimbler appoints Alan Kittle as creative director". The Drum. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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