Dougie Fife
Full nameDouglas James Fife
Date of birth (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
SchoolFirrhill High School
UniversityTelford College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing/ fullback
Youth career
1997-2008 Boroughmuir
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2019 Edinburgh Rugby 123 (130)
2021–2022 New England Free Jacks 29 (55)
2023- New Orleans Gold ()
Correct as of 17 February 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2010 Scotland U20 9 (10)
2014–2018 Scotland 8 (15)
2016–2020 Scotland 7s 82 (135)
Correct as of 24 February 2021

Dougie Fife (born 8 August 1990) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for Edinburgh Rugby and the New England Free Jacks.

Career

He has represented Scotland at the under-17, under-19 and under-20 age groups, as well as in the IRB Sevens World Series. Fife spent most of the 2010–11 season with the Scotland Sevens team.

Fife received his first full international call-up on 15 January 2014, when he was named in Scotland's 36-man training squad ahead of the 2014 Six Nations Championship by Head Coach Scott Johnson.[1] His first international try came during a narrow defeat to France on the opening weekend of the 2015 Six Nations Championship.[2]

At the end of the 2015–16 season Fife left Edinburgh Rugby for the Scotland 7s team before rejoining for the 2017–18 season. He was called up to Scotland's 2018 summer tour of the Americas, scoring tries in both appearances (against the US and Argentina).

Fife signed a two-year contract with the US Major League Rugby team New England Free Jacks in August 2020. He started 29 games over two seasons and led the Free Jacks to a first-place divisional finish and playoff appearance in 2022. In September 2022 the New Orleans Gold announced they had signed Fife to a two-year contact.[3] He currently plays fullback for the team.

References

  1. ↑ "Six Nations 2014: Scotland call up Dougie Fife and Chris Fusaro". BBC News. 15 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Burke, Andy (7 February 2015). "Six Nations 2015: France 15-8 Scotland". BBC News.
  3. ↑ "NOLA signs New England fullback Dougie Fife," America's Rugby News, 26 September 2022, https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/09/26/nola-signs-new-england-fullback-dougie-fife/
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