Chris Birchall (rugby)
| Birth name | Christopher Birchall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Birchall (born 25 March 1981) is a former Scotland international rugby league player. For a period he switched codes to play rugby union; and made one appearance for Glasgow Warriors in 2003-04 season.
Background[edit]
He was Scottish-Qualified as his grandmother was born in Kirkcudbright.[1]
Rugby League career[edit]
Professional career[edit]
He played once for Bradford Bulls in 2000.[2]
Birchall played for Halifax in 2002 and 2006.[3]
International career[edit]
He played twice for Scotland internationally.[2] In 2004 he won the Dave Valentine Award, given by the management of the Scotland national rugby league team to their player of the year.[4]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
While at the Warriors his contract allowed him to play for amateur club Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians, and he made several appearances for the Giffnock club.[1]
Birchall left Glasgow to join Otley in England.[1]
Professional career[edit]
In 2003, Birchall switched codes to join Glasgow Warriors as a Prop on a short-term contract. He made just one appearance for the first team.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Glasgow Warriors – Chris Birchall".
- ^ a b "Chris Birchall – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
- ^ "2002 Statistics… First Team Player Statistics". Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008. "2006 Statistics… First Team Player Statistics". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ "Birchall Lifts Valentine Award". Sport network. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
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- English people of Scottish descent
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