Craig Sangster

Craig Sangster
Full name Craig Sangster
Date of birth (1975-03-02) 2 March 1975
Place of birth Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Full Back / Centre
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Stirling County
Stirling County
Hamilton RFC
Falkirk RFC
Grangemouth Stags
Bannockburn RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1996-98

2000-01
Glasgow Warriors
Blackheath
Glasgow Warriors
17

0
(5)

(0)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Glasgow District
Caledonia Reds
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Scotland Students
Scotland U21
Coaching career
Years Club / team
Grangemouth Stags

Craig Sangster (born 2 March 1975 in Scotland), is a Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Full Back or Centre position. Rarely he filled in at Fly-half.[2]

Sangster played for amateur club Stirling County in two spells[3][4]

At amateur district level Sangster played for Glasgow District at under 19[5] and under 21 grades.[6]

While with Stirling, Sangster also played for the professional Glasgow side in two spells; the first from 1996 to 1998. He played for Glasgow in all of their Challenge Cup matches in 1996-97; and in all of their Heineken Cup matches in 1997-98.[1]

On leaving Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County Sangster signed for Blackheath in London, England.[7] Blackheath were then a professional side playing in the Allied Dunbar Premiership 2.[8]

Sangster spent a year with Blackheath before returning to Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County. He was back playing with the then Glasgow Caledonians in 2000.[9] He played on their Canadian tour in 2000.[10] In 2001 he represented Caledonia Reds as an amateur district.[11]

He played for Stirling County in the Melrose Sevens in 2003.[12]

Sangster also played for Hamilton RFC.[13][14]

He played for Falkirk RFC[15][16][17]

Sangster joined Grangemouth Stags as Head Coach and player in 2011[15] and played in the RBS National Bowl in 2013.[18]

He now plays for Bannockburn RFC.[19]

Sangster played in the memorial match for Gordon Mackay in 2012, his old Stirling team mate.[20] He was capped by Scotland Students[21] and by Scotland Under-21.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  2. "Sangster seals County's rally". scotsman.com.
  3. "Sangster sets fine example Centre accepts responsibility as Stirling bid for return to success". Herald Scotland.
  4. http://www.calmview.eu/Hubcat/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BML%2F6%2F1%2F114
  5. "Featherstone pushes aside all challenges". Herald Scotland.
  6. "Bulloch caps a rare win for Glasgow over the Borderers". Herald Scotland.
  7. "Rugby Union: ...AND DIVISION TWO". The Independent. 4 September 1998.
  8. "Match Centre - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Match Centre : Leeds Carnegie". yorkshirecarnegie.com.
  9. "Caledonia make a winning start". ESPN scrum.
  10. Alan Lorimer in Rome (12 August 2000). "Scotland drawn against Uruguay". Telegraph.co.uk.
  11. "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Returning Exiles dump champions". bbc.co.uk.
  12. http://www.melrose7s.com/2003/live/8.html
  13. "Glasgow Warriors - Club Round-up 14". glasgowwarriors.com.
  14. "Ant". carlukegazette.co.uk.
  15. 1 2 "Stags prise some new signings from Falkirk". falkirkherald.co.uk.
  16. "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - Big Win v Falkirk". gharugby.co.uk.
  17. "It". hawick-news.co.uk.
  18. "Grangemouth Stags RFC vs Oban Lorne RFC , Sat, 20/04/2013 - 12:00 - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
  19. "CAPTAIN(S) vs. PRESIDENT(S)". bannockburnrfc.co.uk.
  20. "Glittering Lineup for Gordon McKay Memorial Match". glasgowhawks.com.
  21. "Students prevail in feast of tries". Herald Scotland.
  22. "Youth given a chance". Herald Scotland.

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