Stuart Corsar (born 28 March 1984 in
Inverurie
Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen.
Geography
Inverurie is in the vall ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
) is a former
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player 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 ...
at the
Loosehead Prop position.
Corsar was a member of Glasgow Warriors Elite Development Players (Academy squad) was promoted to a full-time professional contract in 2006.
He then moved to England to play with 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 the Nat ...
.
From there he moved on to play for the
Doncaster Knights
Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to ...
.
Corsar was capped by Scotland at various age grades and finally earned a
Scotland 'A' cap.
After concussion forced him to quit playing, he moved into coaching, first with
Aberdeen GSFP
Aberdeen Grammar School FP RFC, also known as Aberdeen Grammar, are an amateur rugby union club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They currently compete in the . The club plays its home games at Rubislaw in the city's west end.
Honours
*Scottish Na ...
before moving onto coach Garioch RFC, his first amateur club. Left in 2017.
External links
Trend magazine Profile*
The Herald ProfileSTV news on Aberdeen GSFP
References
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Living people
Glasgow Warriors players
1984 births
Garioch RFC players
Aberdeen GSFP RFC players
Doncaster R.F.C. players
Rotherham Titans players
Scotland 'A' international rugby union players
Rugby union props
Rugby union players from Aberdeenshire