| Birth name | Gary Strain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dalziel High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Strathclyde University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Strain (born 19 April 1988 in Motherwell,[1] Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player at the loosehead prop position.. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons.
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Strain started playing amateur rugby with Dalziel Rugby Club in 2004.[2] He played with them until 2007 appearing 36 times and scoring 25 points (5 tries).[3]
Moving to the Glasgow Hawks for the season 2007-08, Strain won the Scottish Shield with them in 2009.[4] He played for the Hawks for four years before moving to the French side Massy.
Professional career
At the start of the 2008-09 season, he was called up to the Glasgow Warriors squad for a pre-season game against Bristol Rugby on 22 August 2008 and came on as a substitute in the match.[5]
Massy was initially playing in the Fédérale 1 league in France, its highest amateur league. In 2012, it secured promotion to the French second-tier professional league, the Pro D2, for the first time.[4]
Strain was then picked up by the Newcastle Falcons in 2013.[6] and played 12 times for them in the 2013-14 season.
Returning to Scotland, Strain had a one-month training contract with Glasgow Warriors[7] and represented a Warriors 'A' side against an Edinburgh 'A' side at Stirling.[8]
On 17 July 2015, it was announced that he had secured a short-term professional contract with Glasgow Warriors to provide depth and competition for places during the 2015 World Cup when the Warriors would lose a number of their top stars on Scotland duty.[9] The contract allowed Strain to play and coach at Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors team.[7]
After a break, Strain was again picked for Glasgow Warriors for the 2017-18 friendly match against Dragons at Ebbw Vale.[10]
International career
Strain was capped by the international squad for the under 18s,[11] under 19s[12] and under 20s for Scotland.[13] He went on to be capped for Scotland Club XV.
Coaching career
He moved back to Glasgow Hawks in a player/development role and became the Hawks' club development officer in November 2014.[14] In this role, he promoted rugby in various schools including Glasgow Academy, High School of Glasgow, Kelvinside Academy, Drumchapel High School, Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary and Knightswood Secondary.[15]
References
- ^ "Player profiles". Carluke Tigers RLFC. 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Statistics - Gary Strain". Dalziel Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Gary Strain". Dalziel Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Dalziel Rugby Club - Strain Soars with Newcastle". Dalziel Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors 12 - 15 Bristol". Glasgow Warriors Unofficial Fansite. 23 August 2008.
- ^ Gary Heatley (6 September 2013). "Scottish prop Strain to make Aviva Premiership bow". The Scotsman.
- ^ a b "Gary Strain". Glasgow Warriors Unofficial Fansite.
- ^ "Kellock will lead 'A' team against Edinburgh". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Four players signed ahead of new campaign". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Jackson returns to face Dragons". Glasgow Warriors. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "55 players selected for Scotland U-18". ESPN scrum. 15 December 2005.
- ^ "Under-19 Preparation Squad Selected". The Clubhouse. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Gary's living the dream in Premiership". The Motherwell Times. [dead link]
- ^ Hugh Barrow (5 November 2014). "Gary Strain appointed as Club Development Officer". Glasgow Hawks.
- ^ "Strain lands key development role for Hawks". West End Report. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
- "Four players signed ahead of new campaign", Glasgow Warriors
This page was last edited on 16 April 2024, at 13:00