Scott MacLeod (rugby union)

Not to be confused with Scott McLeod (rugby union).

Scott MacLeod

Full name	Scott MacLeod
Date of birth	(1979-03-03) 3 March 1979
Place of birth	Hawick, Scotland
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
School	Hawick High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
–2002	Hawick Trades Hawick
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002–2006 2006–2009 2009–2011 2011–2012 2012–	Border Reivers Scarlets Edinburgh Kobelco Steelers Newcastle Falcons	60 59 45 6 24	(20) (25) (0) (0) (10)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–2011	Scotland	24	(0)

Scott MacLeod (born 3 March 1979 in Hawick) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He currently plays as a lock for Newcastle Falcons.

Scott was introduced to rugby at the age of 21, having previously been a keen golfer and basketball player. He joined Hawick Trades before going on to play for Hawick RFC, with whom he won the BT Cellnet Cup in 2002 and from whom he joined The Borders professional team when it was set up that year. Scott, who represented the Borders at under-21 level, he left the Border Reivers to join Llanelli Scarlets for the 2006-2007 season and made his debut for the West Wales team on the visit to Ulster on the opening weekend of the Magners League. He returned to Scottish rugby in January 2008 by signing for Edinburgh.

MacLeod made his debut for the national side on 6 November 2004, in a match against Australia, and has received 24 caps in total, 15 as a substitute. MacLeod was in the Scotland squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he made five appearances (four as a substitute).

On the morning of 25 February 2008, MacLeod was announced to have tested positive for banned substance terbutaline, only to be retrospectively cleared a few hours later after it was revealed to be nothing more than an administrative error. It was also announced later in the year that he had failed a doping test due to unusually high testosterone levels. He was later cleared as the rise in testosterone was due to a large amount of alcohol being consumed by the player the night before the test to celebrate the birth of his first child.

MacLeod was released by the Scarlets by mutual consent on 29 January 2009. He then signed for Edinburgh later that day.

In November 2010, MacLeod confirmed that he was moving to Japan. He has signed for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers for their upcoming 2011–12 Top League campaign.

In the 2012–13 season, Macleod signed up to play for the Newcastle Falcons.

External links

• Newcastle Falcons Profile
• Scarlets profile
• Scotland profile