Steve Swindall

Steve Swindall (born 11 December 1982 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played internationally for the Scotland 'A' side.

Steve Swindall

Birth name	Steve Swindall
Date of birth	11 December 1982
Place of birth	Scotland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010-11 2011-14 2014- Whitecraigs Glasgow Hawks Amatori Rugby Milano Stirling County Austin Blacks () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003-09 2009-10 2010-11 Glasgow Warriors Rotherham Titans Glasgow Warriors 65 0 (30) (0) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Scotland U18 Scotland U19 Scotland U21 Scotland 'A' Teams coached Years Team 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2011-14 2014- Rotherham Titans (Community Coach) Amatori Rugby Milano (Player-Coach) Morrison's Academy Stirling County (Forwards coach) Austin Blacks (Forwards & Defence)

Club career

Swindall came through the amateur ranks playing for Whitecraigs[1][2] before playing for Glasgow Hawks.[3] Swindall made his Glasgow Warriors debut in 2004 playing against Yorkshire Carnegie, then known as Leeds Tykes, in a pre-season friendly.[1] He landed a professional deal with Glasgow Warriors in 2005.[1] He left Glasgow to play for the Rotherham Titans in 2009[1] but stayed for only one year, rejoining Glasgow for a final season in 2010-11.[1][4] He then played for amateur club Stirling County.[5][6]

He now plays and coaches in Austin, Texas in the United States for amateur side Austin Blacks.[7]

International career

He played internationally for Scotland at age grades U18, U19 and U21 before being capped for the Scotland 'A' side.[1][8]

References

1. "Steve Swindall". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Reid, Alasdair (11 October 2004). "Swindall may move south". Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
4. "Now A Cap Would Fit Slim Steve". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
5. "Read the latest news and game reports from". Stirling County RFC. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
6. "Currie Rugby Football Club". Currierugby.org. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
7. Rutledge, Justin. "Austin Blacks Impressive in Win". Rugby Today. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
8. "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

External links

• Swindall shocked at Scotland 'A' call up