Alan Bulloch
Scotland international rugby union player
Rugby player
| Birth name | Alan Bulloch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1977-07-07) 7 July 1977 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hutchesons' Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gordon Bulloch, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan James Bulloch (born 7 July 1977) is a Scottish former rugby union player who gained five international caps at centre.
Early life
Bulloch was born on 7 July 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] He was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School and played for the Scottish schools team at centre.[3]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.
Professional career
When the game turned professional in 1996 he signed for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors.[4]
As the Centre named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - Bulloch has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 13 for the provincial side.
Two years later, Scotland's professional teams reorganised and the side was then named Glasgow Caledonians.[5]
He retired from professional rugby in 2004 at the age of 26.[6]
International career
He toured with Scotland in 1998 and 1999.[7]
He made his debut for Scotland in an Autumn international against the United States at Murrayfield on 4 November 2000.[8] The last of his five caps was a Six Nations match against England at Twickenham on 3 March 2001.
Family
His brother Gordon Bulloch was also capped for Scotland.[6]
References
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Alan Bulloch".
- ^ "Rugby Union: Players and Officials: Alan Bulloch". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ McLaren, Bill (17 April 1995). "Crooks and Amos spark a Gala day to remember". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- ^ "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". The Herald. 16 April 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Bulloch quits to sell shoes". The Scotsman. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Bulloch not giving up hope on Scotland Back insists he will let his play do the talking as he prepares to face Leinster". The Herald. 26 November 1999.
- ^ "Bulloch looking for gloss finish". Evening Standard. London. 5 November 2000. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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