| Birth name | Murray McCallum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 kg (19 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Woodmill HS, Strathallan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray McCallum (born 16 March 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Gallagher English Premiership.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played rugby union at Strathallan School and then for Dunfermline RFC.[1]
He was playing for Heriots at the time of his call up to the Edinburgh squad.
Professional career
He made his professional debut for Edinburgh Rugby in October 2016, as a substitute against Treviso.[1]
When Heriots joined the Super 6, he was drafted to his old club, playing against the Southern Knights on 7 December 2019,[2] and against Stirling County on 21 December 2019[3]
On 15 July 2021 it was announced that McCallum had signed a short term deal with Glasgow Warriors.[4]
He made his competitive debut for Glasgow in the 24 September 2021 match against Ulster away at Ravenhill Stadium in the United Rugby Championship - earning the Glasgow Warrior No. 333.[5]
It was announced on 25 November 2021 that McCallum had signed a contract with Worcester Warriors which will start on 1 January 2022.[6] The Worcester club went into administration after the 2022-23 season started; and their players were released.
McCallum signed a 10 day contract with Pro D2 side US Montauban.[7]
On 13 January 2023, he re-signed with Edinburgh Rugby.[8]
On 20 February 2023, McCallum would return to the Premiership Rugby with Newcastle Falcons on a two-year deal from the 2023-24 season.[9]
International career
He played for the Scotland Under 20s in the 2016 Rugby World Cup.[1]
In January 2018 he was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[10][11] He made his full senior debut from the bench, to play against Wales in the Six Nations.
Outside of rugby union
While at University of Aberdeen he studied for a BSc in Geology and Petroleum Geology.
References
- 1 2 3 "Murray McCallum | Edinburgh Rugby". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
- ↑ "Super6: Heriot's pile more pressure on to still winless Southern Knights". The Offside Line. 7 December 2019.
- ↑ Renton, Colin (21 December 2019). "Super6: Heriot's pick up third win on the bounce against Stirling County". The Offside Line.
- ↑ "McCallum agrees short-term Glasgow deal". Glasgow Warriors.
- ↑ @GlasgowWarriors (24 September 2021). "An unforgettable occasion for our 5⃣ new Warriors tonight, despite the result.#329 @BradThyer #330 @siberghan #…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "New international prop to arrive at Sixways in the new year".
- ↑ "Montauban met à l'essai un pilier international écossais". rugbyrama.fr.
- ↑ "Scotland prop Murray McCallum rejoins Edinburgh following trial with French outfit | The Scotsman".
- ↑ "Newcastle to sign Edinburgh prop McCallum". BBC Sport. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ↑ "Six Nations: Scotland returns for Greig Laidlaw & Scott Lawson". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Murray McCallum 'worth a shot' for Scotland, says Peter Wright". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.