Ruaridh MacKenzie
| Birth name | Ruaridh MacKenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Bond University, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gregor MacKenzie, father | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruaridh MacKenzie (born 10 August 1995 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors in the Number Eight or Flanker positions.
Born in Scotland, MacKenzie moved to New Zealand at only 3 months old when his parents emigrated there to run a beef and crop farm in the Amuri Plains in North Canterbury.[1] His father is former Scotland international Gregor MacKenzie, now a farmer.[2]
Growing up in New Zealand, MacKenzie went to Christchurch Boys' High School. He played for the school's rugby team.[3]
In 2014 he went to Bond University in Australia, where he played for the university rugby team and Queensland Reds U20.[4]
In 2016, MacKenzie joined the Scottish Rugby Academy as part of Glasgow Warriors intake to provide cover at Number Eight and Flanker.[5]
His contract is that of a partnership contract between Glasgow Warriors and Ayr.[6] This means when he is not in use for the Warriors, MacKenzie plays for Ayr.[7]
He made his debut for Ayr in a 39 - 13 win over Glasgow Hawks at Millbrae on 15 October 2016.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.farmingscotland.com/index.php?controller=Default&action=Shownews&id=47&name=Beef
- ^ https://theoffsideline.com/2016/10/14/bt-premiership-preview-round-8-its-going-to-be-wild-in-the-west/
- ^ https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-otago-boys-chasing-south-island-title
- ^ http://ruaridhmackenzie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/bio-on-myself.html
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/09/29/gregor-townsend-facing-range-of-early-challenges-as-glasgow-warr/
- ^ http://www.glasgowhawks.com/news/david-barnes-reports-from-millbrae-1709336.html
- ^ http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/16/10/14/bt-premiership-preview-high-flyers-hawks-travel-ayr
- ^ http://ayrrugbyclubnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/ayr-39-glasgow-hawks-13.html