Alastair Kellock
Alastair 'Al' David Kellock (born 14 June 1981) is a Scottish former rugby union player. He played as a lock for Edinburgh Rugby, Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.
Birth name | Alastair David Kellock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bishopbriggs High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ashley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Kate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He captained Glasgow from 2006 until 2015. In his last season 2014–15 before retiring, the Warriors won the Pro12, the first major trophy that a Scottish side has won in the professional era. He was named in the Pro12 Dream Team at the end of the 2009/10 and 2012/13 seasons.
He made his Scotland debut against Australia on 6 November 2004. He 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.[1] Kellock scored his first international try against France in Scotland's opening match of the 2011 RBS Six Nations.[2] Kellock also captained his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
His last game for Scotland was in the 42–17 win over Japan in the 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[3]
He was named as part of the November 2014 Barbarian's squad, captaining them in their match against Australia.[4]
Personal life
He is the son of Stuart and Jane Kellock. His wife is Ashley and as of 2009 they have a daughter, Kate, and a son, Ruairidh.[5]
References
- "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Alastair Kellock named Scotland captain for Six Nations". BBC News. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- Campbell, Andy (5 February 2011). "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - France 34-21 Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- "Scotland Rugby: Scotland hit Brave Blossoms for six | Live Rugby Match Pack | ESPN Scrum". En.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Australia hold on to beat the Barbarians 40-36 at Twickenham - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Alastair Kellock: A long journey from childhood dreams to this very special day - Sport - Scotsman.com". Sport.scotsman.com. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.