George Breckenridge
| Full name | George Breckenridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||
| School | High School of Glasgow | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996-97 | Glasgow Warriors | 3 | (18) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Glasgow District | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
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| Years | Club / team | ||
2005 2006 2009 |
Ayr RFC Scotland U18 Murrayfield Wanderers RFC Heriot's Rugby Club (Backs Coach) Scotland Club XV (Asst. Coach) West of Scotland Lenzie RFC |
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George Breckenridge (born 5 September 1964)[2] is a former Scottish rugby union player and now coach. He played for the amateur Glasgow District side before playing for the professional Glasgow side, now Glasgow Warriors.
He became a mainstay in the Glasgow District side.[3] He played in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship outright and remained unbeaten the entire season, beating the touring Fiji national rugby union team into the bargain. He played in all their matches that season.[4] Glasgow Warriors later honoured the 20th anniversary of that season when they played Munster in 2009 in the Magners League opener.[5]
When the district side turned professional in 1996, Breckenridge also turned out for the fledging Glasgow Warriors side. He was Glasgow's top kicker in European Competition for the season 1996-97 scoring 18 points; 3 penalties a-piece in games against Sale Sharks[6] and Clermont[7] (then as Montferrand).
He was capped by Scotland 'A'[8] and Scotland 'B'.[3] It was felt by some that he was overlooked for a senior Scotland cap as Glasgow District - even as Scottish champions - were viewed as somewhat unfashionable by the SRU.[9]
He also played rugby in France and New Zealand.[3]
A former student of the High School of Glasgow, Breckenridge played for Glasgow High Kelvinside[10][11] for 8 years.[3] When they merged with Glasgow Academicals RFC to form Glasgow Hawks he played another two years with the Hawks.[3]
He coached Ayr RFC to 2004[8] and - along with Shade Munro - coached an amateur Glasgow District side in 2001.[12] He also coached the Scotland national under-18 rugby union team[13] and Murrayfield Wanderers RFC in 2005.[14]
He became a Backs Coach at Heriots and in 2006-7 was Assistant Coach to the Scotland Club XV side.[3][15]
He also coached West of Scotland[4] and now coaches Lenzie RFC[16]
He also works for the sports clothing company Canterbury in Glasgow.[17][18] He is a keen supporter of the District system and would like to see it again expanded beyond Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. He coached a Co-Optimists side containing Glasgow Warriors stars Carlin Isles and Folau Niua in a charity match against Caledonia Reds in 2011.[19] He stated: "Having played for Glasgow, I know what a great honour it is to pull on that jersey."[13]
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