Craig Sangster
Scottish rugby union player (born 1975)
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Craig Sangster (born 2 March 1975 in Scotland), is a Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Full Back or Centre position. Rarely he filled in at Fly-half.[2]
| Born | Craig Sangster 2 March 1975 Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Sangster played for amateur club Stirling County in two spells[3][4]
He played for Stirling County in the Melrose Sevens in 2003.[5]
Sangster also played for Hamilton RFC.[6][7]
He played for Falkirk RFC[8][9][10]
Sangster joined Grangemouth Stags as Head Coach and player in 2011[8] and played in the RBS National Bowl in 2013.[11]
He now plays for Bannockburn RFC.[12]
Sangster played in the memorial match for Gordon Mackay in 2012, his old Stirling team mate.[13] He was capped by Scotland Students[14] and by Scotland Under-21.[15]
Provincial and professional career
At amateur district level Sangster played for Glasgow District at under 19[16] and under 21 grades.[17]
While with Stirling, Sangster also played for the professional Glasgow side in two spells; the first from 1996 to 1998. He played for Glasgow in all of their Challenge Cup matches in 1996-97; and in all of their Heineken Cup matches in 1997-98.[1]
As the replacement full back named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against Newbridge in the European Challenge Cup - Sangster has the distinction of being given Glasgow Warrior No. 19 for the provincial side.
On leaving Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County Sangster signed for Blackheath in London, England.[18] Blackheath were then a professional side playing in the Allied Dunbar Premiership 2.[19]
Sangster spent a year with Blackheath before returning to Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County. He was back playing with the then Glasgow Caledonians in 2000.[20] He played on their Canadian tour in 2000.[21] In 2001 he represented Caledonia Reds as an amateur district.[22]