Calum Cusiter
Scottish rugby union player
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Calum Cusiter (born 21 October 1980 in Aberdeen, Scotland), is a retired Scottish 7s international rugby union player, formerly of Glasgow Warriors and Border Reivers. Cusiter played at Scrum-Half. He is the elder brother of former Scotland captain Chris Cusiter.
21 October 1980
| Born | Calum Cusiter 21 October 1980 Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Chris Cusiter, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Cusiter played for Boroughmuir at amateur level.[1]
He also represented Edinburgh District when the Scottish Inter-District Championship returned to its amateur roots during the Scottish professional teams sojourn in the Welsh-Scottish League.[2]
Professional career
In season 2005-06, Cusiter joined Glasgow Warriors on a trial. He played once that season for the Glasgow side, coming on as a substitute in the pre-season match against rivals Edinburgh Rugby.[3] Edinburgh won the match 24 - 7.[4]
In season 2006-07 Cusiter started with Glasgow Warriors. He played in Glasgow's match against the Scotland U20 team in November 2006.[5]
He was shortly afterwards loaned out and played for Border Reivers at professional level for the rest of that season.[6]
International career
Cusiter played for the Scotland Under 21 side in 1999.[1]
He also played for the Scotland Club XV international side in 2006.[1] He played for Scotland in the Club XV international match against Ireland.[7]
Cusiter was called into the Scotland 7's squad in 2007, playing in both the New Zealand and USA legs of the series.[6][8]