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Alastair MacGregor
Birth name	Alastair MacGregor Martin
Date of birth	June 30, 1954 (age 70)
School	The Mackay School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	No. 8
International career
Years	Team
1977-1980s	Chile
1980	South American Jaguars
1980	World XV

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Alastair MacGregor Martin is a former rugby union international who represented Chile in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was noted as one of the finest players in Chile and as such was selected to play for a World XV against Argentina in 1980.^[1]

Early life

Alastair MacGregor Martin was born on 30 June 1954^[2] and attended The Mackay School in Chile.^[3]

Rugby career

Alastair MacGregor Martin played his club rugby for his school's old boys club, the Old Mackayans Rugby Football Club, and led them to national cup wins on 1978, 1981 and 1982.

For Chile, he first faced the Pumas in 1977 and by 1979 was captain of his national side. He was also part of the 1980 South American Jaguars side that toured South Africa. Notably, in 1980 he also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.^[4] alongside John Scott and Jean-Pierre Rives.

In 2009 he became the president of the Federación de Rugby de Chile (FERUCHI) replacing Carlos Silva Echiburu. This was in response to what was described as a messy institutional period, when the Chilean rugby chiefs looked to one of the countries former rugby greats to lead the new road.^[5]

Career

Alastair MacGregor Martin is an engineer by profession.^[5]

References

[Scrum-1] Alastair MacGregor Profile on scrum.com

[2] ttp://www.tell.cl/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1597&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] The Mackay School Old Boys Association interview with Alastair MacGregor Martin Archived January 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[Scrum2-4] Player list for World XV

[rugbya-5] ttp://rugbyactualidad.blogspot.com/2008/03/un-histrico-al-mando-de-la-feruchi.html ^{[user-generated source]}

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-'''Alastair MacGregor Martin''' is a former rugby union international who represented [[Chile national rugby union team|Chile]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was noted as one of the finest plays in Chile and as such was selected to play for a [[World XV]] against Argentina in 1980.<ref name="Scrum">[http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/9227.html Alastair MacGregor Profile on scrum.com]</ref><ref name="Scrum"/>
+'''Alastair MacGregor Martin''' is a former rugby union international who represented [[Chile national rugby union team|Chile]] in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was noted as one of the finest players in Chile and as such was selected to play for a [[World XV]] against Argentina in 1980.<ref name="Scrum">[http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/9227.html Alastair MacGregor Profile on scrum.com]</ref>
 ==Early life==
-Alastair MacGregor Martin was born on 30 June 1954<ref>[http://www.tell.cl/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1597&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and attended [[The Mackay School]] in Chile.<ref>[http://www.oldmackayans.cl/site_v202/InterView.asp?ID=120 The Mackay School Old Boys Association interview with Alastair MacGregor Martin] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104172115/http://www.oldmackayans.cl/site_v202/InterView.asp?ID=120 |date=January 4, 2008 }}</ref>
+Alastair MacGregor Martin was born on 30 June 1954<ref>http://www.tell.cl/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1597&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 {{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and attended [[The Mackay School]] in Chile.<ref>[http://www.oldmackayans.cl/site_v202/InterView.asp?ID=120 The Mackay School Old Boys Association interview with Alastair MacGregor Martin] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104172115/http://www.oldmackayans.cl/site_v202/InterView.asp?ID=120 |date=January 4, 2008 }}</ref>
 ==Rugby career==
 Alastair MacGregor Martin played his club rugby for his school's old boys club, the Old Mackayans Rugby Football Club, and led them to national cup wins on 1978, 1981 and 1982.
-For Chile, he first faced the Pumas in 1977 and by 1979 was captain of his national side. He was also part of the 1980 [[South American Jaguars]] side that [[1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa|toured South Africa]]. Notably, in 1980 he also played for a [[World XV]] on 9 August 1980 against {{nrut|Argentina}} in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.<ref name="Scrum2">[http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/21315.html Player list for World XV]</ref> alongside [[John Scott (rugby union)|John Scott]] and [[Jean Pierre Rives]].
+For Chile, he first faced the Pumas in 1977 and by 1979 was captain of his national side. He was also part of the 1980 [[South American Jaguars]] side that [[1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa|toured South Africa]]. Notably, in 1980 he also played for a [[World XV]] on 9 August 1980 against {{nrut|Argentina}} in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.<ref name="Scrum2">[http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/21315.html Player list for World XV]</ref> alongside [[John Scott (rugby union, born 1954)|John Scott]] and [[Jean-Pierre Rives]].
-In 2009 he became the president of the [[Federación de Rugby de Chile]] (FERUCHI) replacing Carlos Silva Echiburu. This was in response to what was described as a messy institutional period, when the Chilean rugby chiefs looked to one of the countries former rugby greats to lead the new road.<ref name="rugbya">[http://rugbyactualidad.blogspot.com/2008/03/un-histrico-al-mando-de-la-feruchi.html ]</ref>
+In 2009 he became the president of the [[Federación de Rugby de Chile]] (FERUCHI) replacing Carlos Silva Echiburu. This was in response to what was described as a messy institutional period, when the Chilean rugby chiefs looked to one of the countries former rugby greats to lead the new road.<ref name="rugbya">http://rugbyactualidad.blogspot.com/2008/03/un-histrico-al-mando-de-la-feruchi.html {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}</ref>
 ==Career==
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 [[Category:Chilean rugby union players]]
 [[Category:Rugby union number eights]]
+[[Category:Chile international rugby union players]]