Rory Kerr (born 20 December 1979 in

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) is a former

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international and

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player. He could play at Fullback or

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positions.

Amateur career

He played for various clubs. Starting out at amateur level with his local side Strathendrick he moved on to West of Scotland. He was part of the Glasgow Thistle's squad that went to New Zealand for rugby training. After a season hampered by injury in 2004-05, Kerr left

to go to New Zealand. He returned to Scotland in 2006 and then played for amateur side

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. His career went full circle by going back to his first amateur team Strathendrick in 2011 He still plays for the team.

Professional career

He secured a contract with

in 2000. A fans favourite, he wrote a column for the Glasgow Warriors website on being a professional player. A difficult season under

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made Kerr almost sign for

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but he wasn't released by the Glasgow coaches. He stated: ""I was desperate to play rugby. There's nothing worse than training all week, and then not getting on to play. In retrospect, they weren't really the coaches from hell! They tried to change things and had some good ideas. They just didn't get the man-management right." That season, 2002–03, saw Kerr with 3 starts - all in the

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. After a season hampered by injury in 2004-05, Kerr left

to go to New Zealand. He presented the match ball before a sell out

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in the 12 December 2015

European Champions Cup match against

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in European Rugby Champions Cup match.

International career

He played for Scotland Under 18s and Under 19s in 1997-98. He progressed to play for

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in 2001 before winning his first full cap against

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Outside of rugby

Professionally he is now a Director at Ability Energy UK.

References

External links

ESPN biography
1979 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Glasgow Hawks players Strathendrick RFC players West of Scotland FC players Scotland international rugby sevens players Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union players from Glasgow Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union wings People educated at Balfron High School {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub