Alex Moffat (rugby union)
| Birth name | Alex Moffat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 June 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Workington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Moffat (born 29 June 1968 in Workington, England) is a former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors and Orrell. He played in the position of hooker.[1]
Amateur career[edit]
Moffat played for Fylde Rugby Club in Lancashire from 1990-91.[2]
He moved to Orrell in 1994, and stayed with them when they turned professional in 1995.
Moving to Scotland when Orrell returned to amateur status, Moffat played for Stirling County.[3][4]
He rejoined Orrell, now an amateur club again.[5]
He moved to Preston Grasshoppers in 2002.[6][7]
In 2003 he played for Stirling County.[8] In January 2004 he moved back to Fylde Rugby Club.[6]
He moved back to Stirling County and was their captain.[9] He retired from rugby in 2014.[10]
Professional career[edit]
Moffat first tried his hand with professional clubs with Orrell in 1995.[11] Orrell became an amateur club again in 2001 and Moffat found his way north to Stirling County and Glasgow Warriors.
In 2001-02 Moffat was called into Glasgow Warriors Heineken Cup squad for that season.[3]
He was named in a combined Glasgow-Edinburgh team to play Newcastle Falcons development team on 17 September 2001.[12] He replaced Peter Robertson in that match and the combined team had a comfortable victory, scoring seven tries.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Guinness PRO12".
- ^ "Cumbria V Cheshire 2nd October 1993" (PDF). Cheshire RFU.
- ^ a b "Glasgow Call On Five Club Players - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Rbs Premier A Review: Round 4 - Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "Orrell".
- ^ a b "Fylde have finally got Moffat back".
- ^ "A fresh challenge but old rivalries die hard".
- ^ "RUGBY UNION: County beaten by the weather; Boroughmuir 13 Stirling County 13 (Abandoned 86 mins). - Free Online Library".
- ^ "Read the latest news and game reports from Stirling County RFC".
- ^ "New captain upbeat on Stirling County's prospects".
- ^ "Rugby Union: Desperate Orrell find extra gear". Independent.co.uk. 22 December 1996. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Comeback Match For Alan Bulloch - Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "Seven-Try Win For Combined Team - Glasgow Warriors".