Steve Swindall (born 11 December 1982 in
Scotland
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) is a
Scottish former
rugby union
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footballer who played for
Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
. He played internationally for the
Scotland 'A' side.
Club career
Swindall came through the amateur ranks playing for Whitecraigs
before playing for
Glasgow Hawks. Swindall made his
Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
debut in 2004 playing against
Yorkshire Carnegie, then known as Leeds Tykes, in a pre-season friendly.
He landed a professional deal with
Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
in 2005.
He left Glasgow to play for the
Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from t ...
in 2009
but stayed for only one year, rejoining Glasgow for a final season in 2010-11.
He then played for amateur club
Stirling County.
He now plays and coaches in Austin, Texas in the United States for amateur side Austin Blacks.
International career
He played internationally for Scotland at age grades
U18,
U19 and
U21 before being capped for the
Scotland 'A' side.
References
External links
Swindall shocked at Scotland 'A' call up
1982 births
Living people
Scottish rugby union players
Glasgow Warriors players
Glasgow Hawks players
Whitecraigs RFC players
Stirling County RFC players
Rotherham Titans players
Amatori Rugby Milano players
Scotland 'A' international rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
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