Hugh Gilmour

Scotland international rugby union player

For the mechanical engineer and political figure in British Columbia, see Hugh Bowie Gilmour.

Rugby player

Hugh Gilmour

Birth name| Hugh Ross Gilmour

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Date of birth|  (1974-09-13) 13 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth| Edinburgh, Scotland
Height| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight| 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Wing

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
-|  Heriots
CR Les Abelles
Xodus Steelers|  |  ()
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1998-99|  Edinburgh Rugby|  4|  (0)
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1998|  Scotland|  1|  (0)
Coaching career
Years|  Team
-|  RC Valencia

Hugh Gilmour (born 13 September 1974) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

## Rugby Union career

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### Amateur career

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Gilmour played rugby union for Heriots.[2][3]

On moving to Spain he played for CR Les Abelles.[3]

He has played on the Veteran 10s circuit with Xodus Steelers.[3]

### Professional career

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He played for Edinburgh Rugby.[4][5]

### International career

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Gilmour was capped once by Scotland, in their 1998 match against Fiji. He scored a try in the match. Despite his score Scotland lost the match and Gilmour was not selected again.[6]

He recalls:[3]

> Like all young rugby players, I had always dreamed of playing for Scotland, but my debut was certainly a very different experience to what I imagined it would be.

> I had come off a very successful Five Nations with the A team and was called on to the bench for the final match of the senior championship against England at Murrayfield.

> I didn't get a taste of the action that day but I was hopeful I would claim my cap at some point on the tour to the southern hemisphere. So when the team was revealed for the Fiji game, I was obviously thrilled to be given the nod.

> My memories of the day of the game and the match itself are a bit hazy, but it was very hard and physical. We didn't start very well and let them into the game with some basic errors and turn-overs, which allowed them to get ahead and that really got the crowd involved. Once they were in front, it was a became very difficult game to turn around because they were successfully disrupting us.

> They were also playing some great handling and running rugby and we found it increasingly difficult to get any control of the game. In fact, the 51-26 result shows we clearly failed to do so. It was a disappointing day, ultimately, but I still feel fortunate to have been given the opportunity to play rugby for my country.

### Coaching career

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After playing, he coached the CR Les Abelles side.[3]

## Outside of rugby union

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Gilmour is a software developer. After working in Spain he returned to Scotland in 2015 and runs the software firm Gilmation.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Hugh Ross Gilmour". ESPN scrum.
2. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
3. ^ a b c d e "Down to earth with a bump". HeraldScotland.
4. ^ Thornley, Gerry. "Hickie returns to action after injury". The Irish Times.
5. ^ "Rugby - Player statistics Gilmour Hugh - club stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Hugh Gilmour - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
7. ^ "Gilmation - About". Confidas People.

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