Jon Petrie
| Full name | Jon Petrie | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998-2007 | Glasgow Warriors | 155 | (60) |
| correct as of 18 December 2012. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2007 | Scotland | 45 | (15) |
| correct as of 18 December 2012. | |||
Jonathan Michael Petrie (born 19 October 1976 in Dundee)[1] is a Scottish rugby union footballer who played at flanker for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.
He had two seasons in Scotland's under-21 team, making his debut against the Irish in 1997 while he was playing in France with Colomiers. Petrie's Scotland A debut was in the 99-0 win over the Netherlands at Murrayfield in December 1999. He won his first cap in the second test on the tour of New Zealand in 2000, his first try for Scotland came in the 31–8 November 2000 win against Samoa. He was given the captaincy by then Scotland coach Frank Hadden in 2005 leading Scotland to their first ever victory against the Barbarians.
He was Club Captain of Glasgow Warriors from 2004 to 2006.
Jon Petrie was denied his first test series as captain by injury ahead of the matches against Argentina, Samoa and New Zealand in November 2005.
His later career was blighted by injury and he was eventually replaced as captain by Jason White.
Jon Petrie announced his retirement as a player from Rugby Union in March 2007.
On 16 July 2015 it was announced that he would take over as Managing Director of Edinburgh Rugby. [2]
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