Craig Hamilton
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Full name | Craig Peter Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Peter Hamilton (born 1 September 1979,
Career
Club
Hamilton was born in Dumfries and is a former pupil of Stranraer Academy. He is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 15 stones 8 pounds. He was previously with West of Scotland before moving to Newcastle to study where he played for Newcastle Falcons playing 50 games for the club between 1999 and 2005. He was a replacement as they won the 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup final.[1]
He then moved to Glasgow Warriors in the summer of 2005[2]
He stayed in Glasgow for one season before moving to
In May 2011 it was announced that Hamilton was leaving Edinburgh had agreed to join French Second Division club
In June 2018 Hamilton took up the position of Player/Coach with Durham/Northumberland Division 2 side Whitley Bay Rockcliff RFC,[3] helping the team secure promotion into Durham/Northumberland Division 1 for the first time in over 15 years and also the league record of the most points scored in a season.
In December 2019 Hamilton received the first red card of his career, in a hard fought game between Whitley Bay Rockcliff and Newcastle Medicals RFC, where a total of nine cards were given including seven yellow cards and two red.
International
He represented Scotland U21 in the 2000 SANZAR tournament, starting against Tonga and coming on as a replacement against South Africa and Argentina. He also represented Scottish Students, in particular starting in their game against French Students at Inverleith in March 2002. He has made 17 appearances for Scotland A including appearances in February 2010.
He was awarded his first
References
- ^ "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Glasgow Warriors - Craig Hamilton". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "New coaching team appointed for the 1st XV and Senior Mens Team - News - Rockcliff RFC". www.rockcliffrfc.co.uk.
Further reading
- "Craig Hamilton | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "Scotland Squads | Scottish Rugby Union". Scotlandrugbyteam.org. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "BBC Sport - Craig Hamilton joins Tarbes Pyrenees from Edinburgh". Bbc.co.uk. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2015.