Alastair McHarg
| Full name | Alastair Ferguson McHarg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st (210 lb; 95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Irvine Royal Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John McHarg (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Christine McHarg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Five | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director of Rugby, Reading (since 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock | ||
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Correct as of 13 December 2016
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1968-79 | Scotland | 44 | () |
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Alastair Ferguson McHarg (born June 17, 1944 in Irvine, Scotland) was a lock (second row forward) for the Scotland national rugby union team, 1968-79. McHarg won 44 caps for Scotland and also frequently partnered Gordon Brown in the Scottish second row.
Like Ian McLauchlan and Gordon Brown who were his contemporaries, McHarg was an Ayrshire man.
Richard Bath writes of him that:
Allan Massie says,
Massie also valued his entertainment value as much as his skill.
Despite his skills, there were those who thought that McHarg would have been better as a Number 8.
McHarg played for Irvine since his local club's formation in 1962, before going on to play for West of Scotland and London Scottish. McHarg has been the Director of Rugby at Reading since 2005. McHarg also played for the Anglo-Scots between 1982-3.
Despite being capped 44 times for Scotland, McHarg was never selected for the British Lions.
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