Rory McKay | |
Birth Name: | Rory Andrew McKay |
Birth Date: | 1979 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Scotland |
Height: | 1.96m (06.43feet) |
Weight: | 102kg (225lb) |
Position: | Flanker |
Amatyears2: | 2001-02 |
Amatyears3: | 2002-04 |
Amatyears4: | 2004 |
Amatyears8: | 2009 |
Amatteam1: | Gordonians RFC |
Amatteam2: | Glasgow Hawks |
Amatteam3: | Aberdeen GSFP RFC |
Amatteam4: | Manly |
Amatteam5: | Venezia |
Amatteam6: | Waterloo |
Amatteam7: | Bedford Blues |
Amatteam8: | Glasgow Hawks |
Repteam1: | Scotland U19 |
Repteam2: | Scotland Club XV |
Repsevensteam1: | Scotland |
Years2: | 2002-04 |
Clubs1: | Caledonia Reds |
Clubs2: | Glasgow Warriors |
Apps2: | 19 |
Points2: | 10 |
Coachteams1: | Perthshire RFC |
Coachyears1: | 2014- |
School: | Robert Gordon College |
Rory McKay (born 2 February 1979 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and now coach who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played at flanker. He played at international level for the Scotland Sevens side.[1]
Starting his amateur career at Gordonians RFC, McKay then moved to Glasgow Hawks. In 2002, he left the Hawks to sign for the professional provincial side Glasgow Warriors.[2] While not playing for the provincial side, he played for Aberdeen Grammar.[3]
McKay left Glasgow Warriors in 2004 and pursued a career in rugby in Australia, Italy and England.[4] He played for Manly in Australia; Venezia in Italy; and Waterloo and Bedford Blues in England.[5]
The flanker also represented Scotland in their Club XV side.[6] [7] [8]
He represented an invitational Caledonia Reds side versus a Co-Optimists side in effort to get the Caledonia Reds side formally re-instated by the SRU in 2014.[9]
He is now a rugby development officer and coach of Perthshire RFC.[10] [11]