Kenneth McKerrow Logan (born 3 April 1972) is a Scottish retired

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player who played

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and Glasgow District at amateur level;

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Wasps RFC Wasps Rugby Football Club was a professional rugby union team. They last played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby, until being suspended on 12 October 2022. On 17 October 2022, the club entered administration, resulting in ...

professional level; and

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at international level. He won three English Premierships Heineken Cup with

; and one Scottish Premiership title with

in 1995, just before the game turned professional.

Early life

Logan was born on 3 April 1972 in

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, Scotland. As a schoolboy, Logan had

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trials as a

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and Hearts. He left school at sixteen and began his rugby career with his hometown club Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17.

Club career

Logan played for the amateur provincial side Glasgow District. In

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the professional era began and the side became

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. He played for the newly professional team in the three matches of the

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as well as 2 matches in that season's European Challenge Cup, the European Conference. As the Full Back named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the

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- Logan has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 15 for the provincial side. In 1997, Logan joined

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for his first season in English rugby. Logan was with Wasps for seven seasons. Whilst at Wasps he helped them win the

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in 1999 and 2000; he was a replacement in the 1999 final but started and scored a try and a conversion in 2000. He also helped Wasps win the 2002–03 Premiership Final. In 2004, he re-signed for

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before joining London Scottish after a season. He retired from playing in 2005.

International career

Logan played for Scotland A. Logan made his

debut in 1992 against

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at the age of 20. He was in and out of the side before cementing a position in the starting XV at the

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. He played in the 2003 World Cup. He won 70 caps over a 11-year period, scoring 20 tries in the process. He retired from international rugby union after the 2003 World Cup.

Personal life

Logan was diagnosed with

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as a child and found solace in playing sports. He attended Wallace High School but left without sitting for his final exams. Logan dated newsreader

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and moved to London, before the couple separated in 1999 after three years. In July 2001, he married television presenter Gabby Yorath. After undergoing

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treatment, the couple welcomed twins, a son (

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), and a daughter, who were born on 28 July 2005. Logan and his wife took part in the fifth series of the

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''. Kenny was partnered with

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and Gabby was partnered with James Jordan. Logan ended in 5th place. Gabby finished in 12th place. Logan and his wife are past presidents of the children's charity Sparks. In 2009, Logan and Sparks joined forces to organise an annual mass-participation event entitled Logan's Challenge. In August 2014, Logan was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''

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'' expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. Logan supports

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In 2022, Logan, at his wife's suggestion, had a ''Well Man'' health check that unexpectedly revealed he was in the very early stages of

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and the medical diagnosis recommendation was to remove his entire prostate to prevent the further spread of cancer. The operation was successful.

Honours

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: 1994–95 * Anglo Welsh Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000 * English Premiership: 1996−97, 2002−03,

References

External links

Wasps profile
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Sporting Heroes entry for Kenny Logan

Participant in Leading Works 'Sporting Legends Programme'
- Leading Works Enjoy Making an Impact {{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, Kenny 1972 births Living people Glasgow Warriors players Wasps RFC players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union players from Stirling London Scottish F.C. players Stirling County RFC players Scottish men's footballers Scotland international rugby union players Sportspeople with dyslexia Men's association football goalkeepers Rugby union wings 1995 Rugby World Cup players 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen 21st-century Scottish sportsmen