Johnnie Beattie
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| Birth name | John William Beattie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 10 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Jordanhill School, The Glasgow Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Scottish Institute of Sport, Glasgow University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Beattie (father) Jen Beattie (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John William Beattie (born 21 November 1985) is a Scottish former rugby union player. A number 8, he played for Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier, Castres and Bayonne.
Background
[edit]Beattie is the son of former Scotland number 8 John Beattie and brother of Scotland women's footballer Jen Beattie.[1] He was educated at The Glasgow Academy, and played age group rugby for Glasgow and Scotland. As a youth, Beattie also represented Scotland at cricket and played football for the Rangers youth team.
International career
[edit]Beattie gained his first cap against Romania on 18 November 2006.
He was named in the XV for the standout performers of the 2010 Six Nations Championship by Planet Rugby.[2]
He won 38 caps in total scoring 3 tries.
In January 2020, Beattie announced his retirement from rugby.[3]
Post-retirement
[edit]Beattie hosts Le French Rugby Podcast, a rugby podcast about French rugby with Benjamin Kayser. Beattie also works with the well known rugby publisher RugbyPass.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Mair, George (19 March 2012). "Scots rugby star to donate his brain to neuroscience". The Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Six Nations: XV of the Championship". Planet Rugby. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Johnnie Beattie: Bayonne's former Scotland number eight retires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Le French Rugby Podcast". shows.acast.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- John Beattie Glasgow Warriors
- John Beattie Scotland Rugby
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- 1985 births
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- Rugby union players from Glasgow
- Scottish rugby union players
- People educated at the Glasgow Academy
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Aberdeen GSFP RFC players
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
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