Scott Riddell
| Birth name | Scott Adam George Riddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Riddell (born 5 October 1985) is a former rugby player who played fro the Scotland national sevens team 2009-2019 and also captained the team. He competed in three Commonwealth Games and 74 competitions in the HSBC World Sevens Series, and also played in the 2009, 2013 and 2018 Sevens World Cups. He has also represented Great Britain in the Rugby Europe Sevens Circuit. In 2014/15 season he was named in the London 7s dream team due to his world class performances.
Career
[edit]Riddell was born on 5 October 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] He was educated at Stewart's Melville College, then studied at Northumbria University.[2]
Riddell made his Scotland debut in the 2009 Wellington competition.
In 2013 he was age-specific coach at Stewart's Melville FP.[3]
In the 2016 London Sevens, Riddell played an important part in winning Scotland's first ever series cup as well as making getting his 50th cap for the sevens team. In the 2017 London Sevens, Riddell played an important part in winning Scotlands second London 7s in two years, as well as beating New Zealand making them the first ever Scottish team to beat New Zealand in any rugby game.[4]
He announced his retirement from playing in May 2019, at which point he had gained 74 caps and was Scotland's most capped sevens player.[5]
In 2022, he was one of the baton bearers in Scotland, ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6]
He has been assistant coach for the Great Britain national rugby sevens team.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scott Riddell". Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Riddell could be solution for Blaydon's revival". The Northern Echo. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Former Scotland flanker will be club captain and mentor at Stewart's Melville". The Herald. Glasgow. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Bathgate, Stuart (22 May 2017). "Rugby Union: Triumphant Scotland in sevens heaven as they make history with win over New Zealand". The National. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Barnes, David (29 May 2019). "Scotland 7s stalwart Scott Riddell announces retirement". www.theoffsideline.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Queen's Baton Relay travels around Scotland". BBC News. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "staff members > Scott Riddell". gbrugbysevens.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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