Mike Blair
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| Full name | Michael Robert Leighton Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Blade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
Durham University Edinburgh University |
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| Notable relative(s) | David Blair, Alex Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Scrum-half | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 |
Edinburgh Rugby CA Brive Newcastle Falcons Glasgow Warriors |
157 24 34 12 |
((78) (5) (15) (0)) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2002–2012 2009 |
Scotland U19 Scotland U21 Scotland A Scotland British and Irish Lions |
85 |
( (35)) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2015 2016– |
Ponteland RFC (Asst.) Glasgow Warriors (Asst.) |
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Michael Robert Leighton Blair (born 20 April 1981 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish international rugby union player and current coach. He played professional rugby union at scrum-half for Glasgow Warriors, Newcastle Falcons, CA Brive and Edinburgh Rugby. He represented the Scotland national side 85 times, as well as the touring with the British and Irish Lions in 2009. He retired from playing on 21 April 2016 aged 35, though remains as a coach at Glasgow Warriors.
Blair spent most of his club career at Edinburgh, and was named in the Pro12 Dream team at the end of the 2007/08 season.
Blair spent the 2012–13 season playing in France with Brive helping them to gain promotion back to the Top 14.
Blair then returned to the UK to play for the Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership. He joined Glasgow Warriors for the 2015/16 season.
In the 2014–15 season, along with Allister Hogg, Blair became assistant coach of Ponteland Rugby Club.
Blair's international debut came on 15 June 2002 against Canada and scored his first try for his country in the same game.
Blair was a member of Scotland's 2003, 2007 and 2011 World Cup squads.
He was injured playing for Edinburgh against the Llanelli Scarlets in January 2007 and required surgery on his shoulder which prevented him from playing in the entire 2007 Six Nations Championship.
Blair was made captain of his country for the first time against Ireland in the 2008 Six Nations Championship and for the next 12 consecutive games. At the 2008 Six Nations, he captained his squad to a 15–9 victory over England at Murrayfield to win the 2008 Calcutta Cup. He captained the national side 14 times in total.
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