Andy Irvine (rugby player)

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Andy Irvine is now (2006) President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player.

1 Background
2 Player
3 Other activities
4 External links

[edit] Background

Andy was born in Edinburgh, on September 16, 1951 and was educated at George Heriot's School in the city. From there he went on to Edinburgh University. After graduation he followed a career in chartered surveying and now is on leave from the Edinburgh property firm Jones Lang LaSalle while he is president of the SRU.

[edit] Player

As Full back for Scotland, he won 51 caps, 1972-82. He also earned British Lions caps versus South Africa (1974), New Zealand (1977) and South Africa (1980).

Andy vies with Gavin Hastings for the title of Scotland's greatest ever fullback, with incisive running at a blistering pace from the back his trade mark. In fact most polls over the last 20 years have voted Irvine Scotland's greatest player.

Irvine was a legendary player of genius and genuine world class who inspired his team mates. He is in the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

[edit] Other activities

Andy became president of the Scottish Rugby Union in 2005. He announced his readiness to stand for a second term at the end of March 2006.

He has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound radio programme to comment on international rugby games.

He has also coached rugby at Heriots FP.

As President of the SRU Andy Irvine has been a party to closing the "Border Reivers", the professional club representing the region of Scotland which have provided the backbone to Scottish rugby for the last fifty years.