John Shaw (rugby union)

John Shaw

Birth name	John Shaw
Date of birth	(1968-07-06) 6 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School	Airdrie Academy[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - West of Scotland () – Currie RFC () – East Kilbride RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-2000 Glasgow Warriors 22 (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) - Scotland A Coaching career Years Team - East Kilbride RFC (Player-coach) – Waysiders Drumpellier – Whitecraigs RFC Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 2013-14 RBS West - Div. 1

John Shaw (born 6 July 1968 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach and now referee who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Shaw played for West of Scotland[3]

Shaw played for Currie RFC[4][5] in 2001-2.[6] and captained the side.[7]

He played for East Kilbride RFC at Flanker.[8] after his time at Currie.

In 2007 he was playing for a Scottish Classics XV side. Afterwards he felt unwell and a heart attack was diagnosed.[9]

Professional career

As the Flanker named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - Shaw has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 7 for the provincial side.

On moving to Currie, Shaw still played for Glasgow[10] much to the dismay of Edinburgh Rugby who had prematurely included him in their squad to face Glasgow.[11]

He played for Glasgow in their match against South Africa in 1998.[12] he also played for the amateur Glasgow District against Scotland Under-21 in 2001.[4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland A.[13]

Coaching career

He became a player-coach for the East Kilbride side under Fraser Stott in 2003.

Shaw was to coach Waysiders Drumpellier[14] from 2006 to 2010[15][16][17]

Shaw was to coach Whitecraigs RFC[18] from 2010[13]

Refereeing career

He is now refereeing rugby matches.[8]

Outside of rugby

Away from rugby, he is the managing director of Scaffolding Scotland.[19][2][20]

Shaw was arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct in Scottsdale, AZ on 3 December 2016.[21]

External links

• EPCR Profile
• Linked In Profile^[permanent dead link‍]
• Glasgow v Edinburgh 2001

References

1. "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
2. https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/john-shaw/41/633/92b^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "HUBCAT: Record".
4. "SRU asks Parker for explanation". scotsman.com.
5. "Rugby Union: TEAMS IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL; BT Scotland Premiership". thefreelibrary.com.
6. "Dickson bounces back after despair of injury". scotsman.com.
7. Peter Donald (29 March 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Deans cautious as double looms". Telegraph.co.uk.
8. "Helensburgh pay the penalty….and lose 24-5". pitchero.com.
9. "'I was having a heart attack'". Herald Scotland.
10. "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Glasgow win inter-city clash". bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2001.
11. Glen Sterling (30 January 2001). "Glasgow take the honours". Telegraph.co.uk.
12. "HUBCAT: Record".
13. "John Shaw". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
14. Judith Tonner (23 June 2009). "Monklands youngsters are eager to give rugby a try". dailyrecord.
15. "Dalziel Rugby Club - Dalziel 1st XV 17 v 3 Waysiders/ Drumpellier". Dalziel Rugby Club.
16. "Wanderers are on a high". Greenock Telegraph.
17. "Five new faces for Glasgow". ESPN scrum.
18. "Comments from Coach in today's Scotsman". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
19. "An all too rare source of pride for the Scottish rugby community". Herald Scotland.
20. "Scaffolder Shaw proves strength really pays". Herald Scotland.
21. "City of Scottsdale CR-2016024432".