Hugh Gilmour (born 13 September 1974) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Hugh Ross Gilmour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editGilmour played rugby union for Heriots.[2][3]
On moving to Spain he played for CR Les Abelles.[3]
He has played on the Veteran 10s circuit with Xodus Steelers.[3]
Professional career
editHe played for Edinburgh Rugby.[4][5]
International career
editGilmour was capped once by Scotland, in their 1998 match against Fiji. He scored a try in the match. Despite his score Scotland lost the match and Gilmour was not selected again.[6]
He recalls:[3]
Like all young rugby players, I had always dreamed of playing for Scotland, but my debut was certainly a very different experience to what I imagined it would be.
I had come off a very successful Five Nations with the A team and was called on to the bench for the final match of the senior championship against England at Murrayfield.
I didn't get a taste of the action that day but I was hopeful I would claim my cap at some point on the tour to the southern hemisphere. So when the team was revealed for the Fiji game, I was obviously thrilled to be given the nod.
My memories of the day of the game and the match itself are a bit hazy, but it was very hard and physical. We didn't start very well and let them into the game with some basic errors and turn-overs, which allowed them to get ahead and that really got the crowd involved. Once they were in front, it was a became very difficult game to turn around because they were successfully disrupting us.
They were also playing some great handling and running rugby and we found it increasingly difficult to get any control of the game. In fact, the 51-26 result shows we clearly failed to do so. It was a disappointing day, ultimately, but I still feel fortunate to have been given the opportunity to play rugby for my country.
Coaching career
editAfter playing, he coached the CR Les Abelles side.[3]
Outside of rugby union
editGilmour is a software developer. After working in Spain he returned to Scotland in 2015 and runs the software firm Gilmation.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Hugh Ross Gilmour". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ a b c d e "Down to earth with a bump". HeraldScotland.
- ^ Thornley, Gerry. "Hickie returns to action after injury". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Gilmour Hugh - club stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hugh Gilmour - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Gilmation - About". Confidas People.
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