| Birth name | Iwan Tukalo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 March 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 13 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwan Tukalo (born 5 March 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Wing.
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
The son of a Ukrainian father and Italian mother, Tukalo was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh[2][3] He went on to play for Royal HSFP.
Tukalo then moved to play for Selkirk.
Provincial career[edit]
Tukalo played for Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]
On moving to Selkirk, Tukalo then played for South of Scotland.[5]
Tukalo played for the Whites Trial side on 7 January 1984.[6]
The following year Tukalo moved up in contention and played for the Blues Trial side in their first match against the Reds Trial side.[7] He was selected for Blues again in 1986, the Reds winning that match.[8] In the subsequent fixture on 3 January 1987, he was again named in the Blues side against the Reds - and scored the Blues first try.[9]
In January 1988 Tukalo first played for the Reds Trial side.[10]
International career[edit]
Tukalo was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against France 'B' on 7 February 1982. He secured 5 'B' caps in total.
Tukalo won his first cap against Ireland and his last against Australia. He scored a total of 15 tries during his international career.
Tukalo won 37 caps for his country between 1985 and 1992. He was part of the Grand Slam winning team in 1990.[11]
Tukalo has a solitary Scotland 'A' cap which he obtained in the 'A' side's first match, against Spain in 1990.
Coaching career[edit]
Tukalo coached the Heriots side in the Scottish Premiership Division One and is currently not involved with rugby at senior level.
Business career[edit]
Tukalo was awarded his MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School.
Tukalo now has a second career working for Scottish And Southern Energy as sales and development director.
References[edit]
- ^ Iwan Tukalo player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Bateman, Derek (18 January 1984). "Iwan - unlikely name for an honorary Souter". The Herald. Glasgow: 23. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (29 November 1998). "Football: Swansong for soccer-mad Sokoluk". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19851230/238/0011 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Iwan TUKALO - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.