Craig Hamilton
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Craig Peter Hamilton (born 1 September 1979, Dumfries) is a Scottish internationalt rugby union player. He is a lock and currently plays at Falkirk RFC, Northumbria University Men's 1st XV and previously for French Second Division club Tarbes Pyrenees and Edinburgh Rugby. He also currently coaches at Northumbria University.
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Career
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Hamilton was born in Dumfries and is a former pupil of Stranraer Academy. He is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 18 stones 8 pounds. He was previously with West of Scotland before moving to Newcastle to study where he played for Newcastle Falcons playing 50 games for the club between 1999 to 2005. He then moved to Edinburgh in the summer of 2005.
In May 2011 it was announced that Hamilton was leaving Edinburgh had agreed to join French Second Division club Tarbes Pyrenees. He left the club along with Scott Newlands and Mark Robertson.
International
He represented Scotland U21 in the 2000 SANZAR tournament, starting against Tonga and coming on as a replacement against South Africa and Argentina. He also represented Scottish Students, in particular starting in their game against French Students at Inverleith in March 2002. He has made 17 appearances for Scotland A including appearances in February 2010.
He was awarded his first Scotland cap on 19 June 2004 in Sydney, coming on as a replacement in the second Test against Australia. He gained 4 further caps in the five months from June to November 2005 when he started against each of Romania, Argentina, Samoa and New Zealand. He was on Scotland’s 2008 tour to Argentina but did not figure in the match squad for either Test match.
