Iain Fairley
| Birth name | Iain Thomas Fairley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kelso, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (196 lb; 89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iain Fairley (born 29 August 1973) is a rugby union player who made three appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team.
Early life[edit]
Fairley was born in Kelso, Scottish Borders.[1]
Rugby playing career[edit]
Fairley was selected for Scotland's 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania but early on he sustained an injury during training.[2]
He made his debut against Italy in 1999 Five Nations Championship.[3] His last appearance was against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
In 2002 he was selected for the Scotland 7's team for tournaments in Singapore and Malaysia.[4] He also joined the sevens team that competed at 2002 Commonwealth Games.[5]
The same year he returned to the Borders to play domestic rugby, having been at Edinburgh Reivers.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby: Player profile: Iain Fairley, Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Fairley the first hurt as Serevi is dropped". The Herald. 23 May 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Scots do Italian job". BBC News. 6 March 1999.
- ^ "Scots name sevens squad". BBC News. 15 April 2002.
- ^ "Laidlaw's Sevens blow". BBC Sport. 31 July 2002.
- ^ "No real surprises as Borders name squad Cranston and Gilbert expect Townsend to join new district side shortly". The Herald. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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