Colin Shaw (rugby union, born 1983)

Colin Shaw
Full name Colin Shaw
Date of birth (1983-05-10) 10 May 1983
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing / Full Back
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Ayr
Glasgow Hawks
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003-12 Glasgow Warriors 73 (55)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Scotland U19
Scotland U21
Scotland 'A'
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2008-15 Scotland 36 (210)

Colin Shaw (born 10 May 1983 in Irvine, Scotland) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player who played on the wing and Full Back for Glasgow Warriors.

He played for Ayr RFC at the start of his rugby career.[1] He was part of the Glasgow Thistles squad - Glasgow district's de facto Academy side - which went to New Zealand for rugby training in the summer of 2000.[2]

He then played for Glasgow Hawks before breaking into the Warriors team in 2003.[1] He scored a try on his Warriors debut against Gloucester in the pre-season match in 2003. He made his competitive debut in the Celtic League against Cardiff Blues in 2004 and he was offered a full time contract with the Warriors in 2005.[3]

Shaw played for Scotland U19s in the world U-19 championship in Italy in 2002 and for the Scotland U21s in the U-21 World Cup in England in 2003.[1] He made two caps for Scotland 'A'.[3]

Having made his debut for Scotland 7s in 2008 at the George 7s in South Africa, Shaw announced his retirement in 2015.[3]

He won the Melrose Sevens in 2008 playing for the Scottish Thistles.[3]

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