Iain Fairley (born 29 August 1973) is a

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player who made three appearances for the

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Early life

Fairley was born in

Kelso, Scottish Borders Kelso ( sco, Kelsae gd, Cealsaidh) is a market town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire, it lies where the rivers Tweed and Teviot have their confluence. The town has a po ...

Rugby playing career

Fairley was selected for Scotland's

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but early on he sustained an injury during training. He made his debut against Italy in 1999 Five Nations Championship. His last appearance was against Spain in the

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. In 2002 he was selected for the Scotland 7's team for tournaments in Singapore and Malaysia. He also joined the sevens team that competed at 2002 Commonwealth Games. The same year he returned to the Borders to play domestic rugby, having been at Edinburgh Reivers.

References

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