Robbie McCallum (born 11 June 2000) is a Scottish

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player. He plays as a

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for London Scottish. He previously played for

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and Boroughmuir Bears.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for West of Scotland. When he moved to Musselburgh to go to Loretto School he then played for

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. He left school in 2018. His brother was staying in Spain and McCallum then joined him in Madrid. After injury when playing for the Boroughmuir Bears, McCallum recovered his fitness by playing for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in the

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Professional career

He played for Complutense Cisneros in the professional Spanish top league. He was given a place in the

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for the 2019–20 season and assigned to

. He was also assigned to Boroughmuir Bears and played for them in the Super 6. He played for

against

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in the 4 February 2021 'A' match at

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. It was behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. He signed for London Scottish to play in the

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in August 2022.

International career

He has played for Scotland U16, Scotland U18, Scotland U19 and Scotland U20.

Cricket career

McCallum played for

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at the same time he played for the West of Scotland rugby club. He moved to Loretto School in Musselburgh, as the cricket coach there John Blain had also coached the West side. He played for Scotland Under 15s and Scotland Under 17s at cricket.

Family

His grandfather Struan McCallum was a tighthead prop for Jordanhill, Glasgow District and Scotland 'B'.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCallum, Robbie 2000 births Living people Rugby union centres Glasgow Warriors players West of Scotland FC players London Scottish F.C. players Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC players Musselburgh RFC players Boroughmuir RFC players Complutense Cisneros CR players West of Scotland cricket players Expatriate rugby union players in Spain People educated at Loretto School, Musselburgh