Dave McCall

Dave McCall
Birth nameDave McCall
Date of birth (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthScotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Stewart's Melville ()
2008-10 Heriots ()
2010-11 Melrose ()
2011 Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005-07 Edinburgh 3 (5)
2009-11 Glasgow Warriors 4 (0)
2011-12 Rotherham Titans 17 (10)
2012-13 London Scottish 9 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005-06 Scotland U19
Scotland Club XV
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
Scotland 7s

Dave McCall (born 15 April 1987) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player, previously with Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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He started with Stewart's Melville, where he impressed, becoming an apprentice at Edinburgh Rugby.[2][3]

He played for Heriots while at Edinburgh University.[4] He won Man of the Match in the Scottish Cup final of 2007 in Heriots match against Melrose.[4] 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.[5]

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

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He played for Edinburgh from 2005 to 2007.[6][7] When Edinburgh was taken from the Bob Carruthers run franchise back into the SRU's hands McCall was released in a cost-cutting measure.[4]

On the back of his Scottish Cup final performance for Heriots Glasgow Warriors boss Sean Lineen offered McCall a training contract.[4] He played for Glasgow Warriors from 2009 to 2011, making his contract full time in 2010.[6] He has the Warrior No. 176.

He moved to Rotherham at the end of 2011 and played for Rotherham Titans from 2011 to 2012.[6][8]

He played for London Scottish from 2012 to 2013.[6]

International career

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He was capped by Scotland U19s.[9]

He was also capped by Scotland Club XV.[8][10]

He has been capped by Scotland 7s.[5][3]

References

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  1. ^ "David McCall". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ "Gunners Apprentices in League Action". www.edinburghgunners.org.uk.
  3. ^ a b "Scots choose sevens series hopes". 18 October 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dave McCall goes in at the deep end for Glasgow - Telegraph". 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Dave McCall wings in to boost Melrose cause". www.scotsman.com.
  6. ^ a b c d "David MCCALL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Kennedy out against Gunners". old.glasgowhawks.com.
  8. ^ a b "Glasgow Warriors | Dave McCall". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  9. ^ "HAPPY IN THE WINGS RUGBY STARLET DAVID McCALL LOVES THE GAME . . . DESPITE A LONG LIST OF INJURIES". HeraldScotland.
  10. ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Scotland club men to face Ireland". www.glasgowwarriors.com.