Birth name | Graeme Kiddie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 kg (20 st 7 lb; 290 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graeme Kiddie (born 13 December 1970, Dundee, Scotland) is a former vegan extremest/activist, and Scotland Under 21 international rugby union player who played at Full Back or Centre.
Kiddie started his rugby career with Dundee HSFP.[1]
He played for Edinburgh Academicals[2] before representing the provincial Caledonia Reds side in 1997.
He played for professional side Caledonia Reds until they folded in 1998.[2]
He played for Glasgow Warriors.[3][4] He joined Glasgow for season 2000–01, but never played that season due to injury.[5][6]
Kiddie played for Boroughmuir in 1999[7] to 2003–04,[3] with a break when he played for Plymouth. He also played Sevens for Boroughmuir and the Royal Scots Fijians.[8] He played in the Melrose Sevens tournament for NIG Scottish Thistles in 2002[9] and was in Scotland's Sevens rugby squad for the Manchester Commonwealth Games for 2002.[10]
Kiddie was a Scotland Under 21 internationalist.[3] He also made the Scotland Sevens international team,[11] playing 12 matches and scoring 34 points.[12]
He played for Plymouth Albion.[3] He signed for Plymouth in the 2002–03 season.[13] While with Plymouth he played for the Scottish Exiles District team.[14]
Finally, he played rugby for Morgan Academy from 2007[15] to 2014.[16][17][18] After rugby he became a Physical Education teacher at Morgan Academy, Dundee.
References
[edit]- ^ "A new school of thought for rugby in Dundee New youth team promises to end FP exclusivity and unite the city, says Kevin Ferrie". Herald Scotland.
- ^ a b "Article".
- ^ a b c d "Kiddie given thumbs-up". 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow edge out Bridgend". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "BBC SPORT - RUGBY UNION - Glasgow take pack precautions". 15 August 2001.
- ^ "Rugby: Kiddie keen to make up for lost time at Glasgow".
- ^ "Search Results".
- ^ Peter Donald (17 April 2004). "Kiddie is keen to make amends". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Melrose Rugby Sevens 2002". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "News".
- ^ Peter Donald (23 October 2001). "Scottish Rugby: Sevens call-up rewards Capaldi". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
- ^ "History Graeme Kiddie". Statbunker.
- ^ "Happy Return For Barry Irving".
- ^ John Methven. "SANFT LEADS THE WAY IN ANOTHER BONUS POINT WIN - Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club".
- ^ "Changing times for Howe of Fife". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Perthshire vs. Morgan Rugby - 29 February 2016 - 1st XV - Morgan Rugby Club".
- ^ "Moseley Match Preview (Birmingham UK)".
External links
[edit]- Glasgow Warriors site Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Pro12 Profile
- Match Report Glasgow v Bridgend, April 2002
- Graeme Kiddie at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)