George Breckenridge

George Breckenridge
Full name George Breckenridge
Date of birth (1964-09-05) 5 September 1964
Place of birth Scotland
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
School High School of Glasgow
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1996-97 Glasgow Warriors 3 (18)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Glasgow District
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Coaching career
Years Club / team


2005

2006
2009		 Ayr RFC
Scotland U18
Murrayfield Wanderers RFC
Heriot's Rugby Club (Backs Coach)
Scotland Club XV (Asst. Coach)
West of Scotland
Lenzie RFC

George Breckenridge (born 5 September 1964)[2] is a former Scottish rugby union player and now coach. He played for the amateur Glasgow District side before playing for the professional Glasgow side, now Glasgow Warriors.

He became a mainstay in the Glasgow District side.[3] He played in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright and remained unbeaten the entire season, beating the touring Fiji national rugby union team into the bargain. He played in all their matches that season.[4] Glasgow Warriors later honoured the 20th anniversary of that season when they played Munster in 2009 in the Magners League opener.[5]

When the district side turned professional in 1996, Breckenridge also turned out for the fledging Glasgow Warriors side. He was Glasgow's top kicker in European Competition for the season 1996-97 scoring 18 points; 3 penalties a-piece in games against Sale Sharks[6] and Clermont[7] (then as Montferrand).

He was capped by Scotland 'A'[8] and Scotland 'B'.[3] It was felt by some that he was overlooked for a senior Scotland cap as Glasgow District - even as Scottish champions - were viewed as somewhat unfashionable by the SRU.[9]

He also played rugby in France and New Zealand.[3]

A former student of the High School of Glasgow, Breckenridge played for Glasgow High Kelvinside[10][11] for 8 years.[3] When they merged with Glasgow Academicals RFC to form Glasgow Hawks he played another two years with the Hawks.[3]

He coached Ayr RFC to 2004[8] and - along with Shade Munro - coached an amateur Glasgow District side in 2001.[12] He also coached the Scotland national under-18 rugby union team[13] and Murrayfield Wanderers RFC in 2005.[14]

He became a Backs Coach at Heriots and in 2006-7 was Assistant Coach to the Scotland Club XV side.[3][15]

He also coached West of Scotland[4] and now coaches Lenzie RFC[16]

He also works for the sports clothing company Canterbury in Glasgow.[17][18] He is a keen supporter of the District system and would like to see it again expanded beyond Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. He coached a Co-Optimists side containing Glasgow Warriors stars Carlin Isles and Folau Niua in a charity match against Caledonia Reds in 2011.[19] He stated: "Having played for Glasgow, I know what a great honour it is to pull on that jersey."[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Archive : EPCRugby.com - Official website of European Professional Club Rugby". epcrugby.com.
  2. ↑ "GEORGE BRECKENRIDGE - GLASGOW". checkcompany.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rankin and Breckenridge to coach club select side". ESPN scrum.
  4. 1 2 "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark". scotsman.com.
  5. ↑ "Warriors Honour Winning Greats". scottishrugby.org.
  6. ↑ "Match Centre - Amlin Challenge Cup - ERC - Official Website". ercrugby.com.
  7. ↑ "AS Montferrand 76-9 Glasgow Rugby : European Rugby Challenge Cup - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
  8. 1 2 "Rugby Union: PORTUGAL DATE FOR BATES.". thefreelibrary.com.
  9. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  10. ↑ "An open bar and traditional rugby are just the ticket". Herald Scotland.
  11. ↑ http://www.calmview.eu/Hubcat/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BML%2F6%2F1%2F95
  12. ↑ Alan Lorimer (18 December 2001). "Scottish Rugby: Metcalfe facing shoulder surgery". Telegraph.co.uk.
  13. 1 2 "Reds seen as blueprint for Glasgow regional side". Herald Scotland.
  14. ↑ "Rugby Union: Ayr we go for boss George.(Sport)". highbeam.com.
  15. ↑ "Teams Chosen For Club International Trial". edinburghrugby.org.
  16. ↑ "George Breckenridge - 1st XV - Lenzie Rugby Club". pitchero.com.
  17. ↑ "George Breckenridge". twitter.com.
  18. ↑ http://www.penguinrugby.com/news.asp?s=2&nid=PGN-N10069
  19. ↑ "Carlin set for Cupar". The Scrum Magazine.

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