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Iain Fairley

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Iain Fairley
Birth nameIain Thomas Fairley
Date of birth (1973-08-29) 29 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthKelso, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 0 lb (196 lb; 89 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Kelso RFC ()
2000-2002 Edinburgh Rugby ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999-1999 Scotland 3 (3)
Scotland 7's

Iain Fairley (born 29 August 1973) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team.

Early life

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Fairley was born in Kelso, Scottish Borders.[1]

Rugby playing career

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Fairley was selected for Scotland's 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but early on he sustained an injury during training.[2]

He made his debut against Italy in 1999 Five Nations Championship.[3] His last appearance was against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

In 2002 he was selected for the Scotland 7's team for tournaments in Singapore and Malaysia.[4] He also joined the sevens team that competed at 2002 Commonwealth Games.[5]

The same year he returned to the Borders to play domestic rugby, having been at Edinburgh Reivers.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby: Player profile: Iain Fairley, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Fairley the first hurt as Serevi is dropped". The Herald. 23 May 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Scots do Italian job". BBC News. 6 March 1999.
  4. ^ "Scots name sevens squad". BBC News. 15 April 2002.
  5. ^ "Laidlaw's Sevens blow". BBC Sport. 31 July 2002.
  6. ^ "No real surprises as Borders name squad Cranston and Gilbert expect Townsend to join new district side shortly". The Herald. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 4 October 2015.