Gareth Flockhart

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.

Gareth Flockhart
Birth nameGareth Flockhart
Date of birth (1972-05-11) 11 May 1972
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SchoolAlva Academy
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Stirling County
Currie RFC
North Berwick RFC		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-98
1998–2002		 Caledonia Reds
Glasgow Warriors
50
(20)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- North and Midlands ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland A
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
- Scotland 7s

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]

References
  1. "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  2. "Flockhart gets second go".
  3. Peter Donald (1 March 2004). "Flockhart on fire for Currie". Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. "GARETH RULES OUT SONIANS SWITCH".
  5. "Duns 19 North Berwick 36 - 14th September 2013".
  6. "Telfer aims to encourage specialists in new squad. Broughton in, Flockhart out of Development XV". Herald Scotland.
  7. "Time for Scottish rugby to realise that if the cap fits ."
  8. "HUBCAT: Record".
  9. "History Gareth Flockhart". Statbunker.
  10. "HUBCAT: Record".
  11. "Player list : Guinness PRO12 : Stats". pro12rugby.com.
  12. "Gareth Flockhart Returns To Glasgow Xv".
  13. Peter Donald (10 January 2002). "Flockhart steps into the breach". Telegraph.co.uk.
  14. "BBC SPORT - CELTIC - Glasgow rest duo for Ponty trip". 8 February 2002.
  15. codegent Ltd. "News: Scottish legends return to Dubai - Ultimate Rugby Sevens - UR7s". ur7s.
  16. "Gareth Flockhart | LinkedIn". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  17. "Crop Nutrition Sales Contacts".
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