Alastair Kellock
| Full name | Alastair Kellock | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 June 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 2 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||
| School | Bishopbriggs High School[1] and Balmuildy Primary School | ||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||
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Alastair Kellock (born 14 June 1981 in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland) is a rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League.
Kellock's position of choice is as a Lock.
He was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[2][3]
Captained Scotland to a historic win against Australia in November 2009.
On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Kellock would captain Scotland in the 2011 Six Nations Championship.[4] Al scored his first international try against France in Scotland's opening match of the 2011 RBS Six Nations[5]
Personal life
He is the son of Stuart and Jane Kellock. His wife is Ashley and as of 2011 they had a two-year-old daughter Kate.[6]
References
- ^ Bishopbriggs boy is new Scotland skipper - Sport - Kirkintilloch Herald
- ^ "Scots call up for in-form quartet". BBC. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Murray left out of Scotland squad". BBC. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Alastair Kellock named Scotland captain for Six Nations". BBC. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "France 34-21 Scotland". BBC. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Alastair Kellock: A long journey from childhood dreams to this very special day - Scotsman.com Sport