Gregor Townsend

Gregor Townsend
Full nameGregor Peter John Townsend
Date of birth (1973-04-26) 26 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthGalashiels, Scotland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SchoolGalashiels Academy
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Aston University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre, Fullback
Current team Scotland (head coach)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1995 Gala ()
1993–1995 Warringah ()
1995–1998 Northampton Saints 64 ()
1998–2000 Brive 48 ()
2000–2002 Castres 51 ()
2002–2004 Border Reivers 19 ()
2004 Sharks 9 ()
2004–2005 Montpellier 30 ()
2005–2007 Border Reivers 37 ()
Correct as of 15 May 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–1992 Scotland 'B' 2
1992–1996 Scotland 'A' 5
1993–2003 Scotland 82 (164)
1997 British & Irish Lions 2 (0)
Correct as of 15 May 2023
Coaching career
Years Team
2005–2007 Border Reivers
2008–2009 Scotland A (assistant)
2009–2012 Scotland (assistant)
2012–2017 Glasgow Warriors
2017– Scotland
2021 British & Irish Lions (assistant)
Correct as of 15 May 2023

Gregor Peter John Townsend MBE (born 26 April 1973) is a Scottish professional rugby union coach and former player who has been coaching the Scotland national team since 2017.

Townsend was previously the assistant coach from 2009 to 2012. As a player, he won 82 caps for Scotland and two for the British and Irish Lions. He is a former coach of Glasgow Warriors and was a player-coach for Border Reivers. As well as in Scotland, he played club rugby in Australia, England, France and South Africa. As coach of Scotland, his team won at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years in 2021. Townsend was selected as attack coach for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.

Townsend was awarded an MBE in 1999 for services to rugby.[1]

  1. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours: The Full List". The Independent. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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