George Breckenridge

Scottish rugby union player & coach

Rugby player

George Breckenridge

Birth name| George Breckenridge

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Date of birth|  (1964-09-05) 5 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth| Scotland
Height| 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight| 80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
School| High School of Glasgow
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Fly-half

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)

* Glasgow High Kelvinside
* Glasgow Hawks

|  |  ()
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1996-97|  Glasgow Warriors|  3|  (18)
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
-|  Glasgow District|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1990
1999-2006|

* Scotland B
* Scotland A

|  1|
Coaching career
Years|  Team

2005

2006
2009|  Ayr RFC
Scotland U18
Murrayfield Wanderers RFC
Heriot's Rugby Club (Backs Coach)
Scotland Club XV (Asst. Coach)
West of Scotland
Lenzie RFC

George Breckenridge (born 5 September 1964)[2] is a former Scottish rugby union player and now coach. He played for the amateur Glasgow District side before playing for the professional Glasgow side, now Glasgow Warriors.

## Rugby Union career[edit]

### Amateur career[edit]

A former student of the High School of Glasgow, Breckenridge played for Glasgow High Kelvinside[3][4] for 8 years.[5] When they merged with Glasgow Academicals RFC to form Glasgow Hawks he played another two years with the Hawks.[5]

### Provincial and professional career[edit]

He became a mainstay in the Glasgow District side.[5] He played in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright and remained unbeaten the entire season, beating the touring Fiji national rugby union team into the bargain. He played in all their matches that season.[6] Glasgow Warriors later honoured the 20th anniversary of that season when they played Munster in 2009 in the Magners League opener.[7]

When the district side turned professional in 1996, Breckenridge also turned out for the fledgling Glasgow Warriors side. He was Glasgow's top kicker in European Competition for the season 1996-97 scoring 18 points; 3 penalties a-piece in games against Sale Sharks[8] and Clermont[9] (then as Montferrand).

He also played rugby in France and New Zealand.[5]

### International career[edit]

He was capped by Scotland 'A'[10] and Scotland 'B'.[5] It was felt by some that he was overlooked for a senior Scotland cap as Glasgow District \- even as Scottish champions - were viewed as somewhat unfashionable by the SRU.[11]

### Coaching career[edit]

He coached Ayr RFC to 2004[10] and - along with Shade Munro \- coached an amateur Glasgow District side in 2001.[12] He also coached the Scotland national under-18 rugby union team[13] and Murrayfield Wanderers RFC in 2005.[14]

He became a Backs Coach at Heriots and in 2006-7 was Assistant Coach to the Scotland Club XV side.[5][15]

He also coached West of Scotland[6] and now coaches Lenzie RFC[16]

He is a keen supporter of the District system and would like to see it again expanded beyond Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. He coached a Co-Optimists side containing Glasgow Warriors stars Carlin Isles and Folau Niua in a charity match against Caledonia Reds in 2011.[17] He stated: "Having played for Glasgow, I know what a great honour it is to pull on that jersey."[13]

## Outside of rugby[edit]

He also works for the sports clothing company Canterbury in Glasgow.[18][19]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Player Archive : EPCRugby.com - Official website of European Professional Club Rugby". epcrugby.com.
2. ^ "GEORGE BRECKENRIDGE - GLASGOW". checkcompany.co.uk.
3. ^ "An open bar and traditional rugby are just the ticket". Herald Scotland.
4. ^ "Search Results".
5. ^ a b c d e f "Rankin and Breckenridge to coach club select side". ESPN scrum.
6. ^ a b "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark". scotsman.com.
7. ^ "Warriors Honour Winning Greats". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
8. ^ "Match Centre - Amlin Challenge Cup - ERC - Official Website". ercrugby.com.
9. ^ "AS Montferrand 76-9 Glasgow Rugby : European Rugby Challenge Cup - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
10. ^ a b "Rugby Union: PORTUGAL DATE FOR BATES". thefreelibrary.com.
11. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
12. ^ Alan Lorimer (18 December 2001). "Scottish Rugby: Metcalfe facing shoulder surgery". Telegraph.co.uk.
13. ^ a b "Reds seen as blueprint for Glasgow regional side". Herald Scotland.
14. ^ "Rugby Union: Ayr we go for boss George.(Sport)". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018.
15. ^ "Teams Chosen For Club International Trial". edinburghrugby.org.
16. ^ "George Breckenridge - 1st XV - Lenzie Rugby Club". pitchero.com.
17. ^ "Carlin set for Cupar". The Scrum Magazine.
18. ^ "George Breckenridge". twitter.com.
19. ^ "Penguin Rugby News".

## External links[edit]

* George Breckenridge Profile
* ESPN Profile
* 1989-90 Inter-District Championship winning team
* Exiles v Glasgow District 1992