Gregor Townsend
| Full name | Gregor Peter John Townsend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Toony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galashiels, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Galashiels Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
University of Edinburgh Aston University |
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| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1990–1995 1993, 1995 |
Gala RFC Warringah Rugby Club Gala Star Vets |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1995–1998 1998–2000 2000–2002 2002–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 |
Northampton Saints Brive Castres Border Reivers Natal Sharks Montpellier Border Reivers |
64 48 51 19 9 30 37 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1990–1995 1993–2003 1997 |
Barbarians Scotland British and Irish Lions French Barbarians |
4 82 2 1 |
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| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2005–2007 2009–2012 2012–present |
Border Reivers (player-coach) Scotland (Asst) Glasgow Warriors |
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Gregor Peter John Townsend MBE (born 26 April 1973 in Galashiels) is a Scottish rugby union coach, and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Glasgow Warriors, and is scheduled to become head coach of the Scotland national team in June 2017. Townsend represented both Scotland and the British and Irish Lions winning 82 caps for Scotland (twice as captain) and two for the Lions. He played club rugby in Scotland, Australia, England, South Africa, and France.
Townsend was first with Gala RFC, coming through from their ranks from the mini section. He won his first full cap for Scotland in March 1993. In the 1999 Five Nations Championship, Townsend scored a try against every other country, becoming the first Scotsman since 1925 to achieve this feat. His efforts helped Scotland become champions.
In 1995 Townsend joined Northampton Saints and then joined Brive in 1998. In 2000 he stayed in France but moved to Castres. In 2004, free to travel the world after being relieved of Scotland duties, he represented the Natal Sharks in the then Super 12 and played the 2004–05 season with Montpellier in France. He returned to the Borders for the 2005–06 season as a player and coach.
Townsend was appointed Backs Coach to the Scotland national team in 2009. He was then appointed Attack Coach the following season. In 2012 Townsend was appointed by the SRU to the position of Head Coach to the Glasgow Warriors.
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