Gavin Kerr is a retired

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footballer who played prop, he played international rugby for

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. He played club rugby for

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(now Leeds Carnegie), the defunct

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and

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. He played both sides of the scrum. During his time at Leeds he helped them win the

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, the final of which he started. He debuted for

in the February 2003 game against Ireland but became a regular starter for Scotland after his solid performance against New Zealand in the Autumn Test series, replacing Tom Smith after his retirement. In April 2009 it was announced that Kerr will play for English club

in the

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. He signed a two-year deal keeping him at the Stockport based club for the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. On 18 August 2010, Kerr announced he would retire from rugby due to a neck injury. Kerr currently works as a

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