Bryan Redpath

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Bryan Redpath
Birth nameBryan William Redpath
Date of birth (1971-07-02) 2 July 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Galashiels, Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Children Cameron Redpath Amy Redpath , Murray Redpath , Stacey Redpath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
20002005 Sale Sharks 80 (35)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19932003 Scotland 60 (5)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2009–2012 Gloucester Rugby
2012–2015 Sale Sharks
2015–2017 Yorkshire Carnegie
2022– London Scottish

Bryan William Redpath (born 2 July 1971 in Galashiels) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and former rugby union coach. He is currently the Director of Rugby at London Scottish.

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Early life and family

Redpath attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Scottish Borders. His elder brother Craig was also a high level player who was awarded a Scotland international cap retrospectively in 2023. [1] His eldest son Cameron is also a Scotland international, [2] while younger son Murray has represented Scotland at youth levels. [3]

Rugby playing career

Redpath played professional rugby for Melrose RFC, Racing club de Narbonne Méditerranée in France, and Sale Sharks in England. [4] Redpath won 60 caps for Scotland, captaining the team on a number of occasions. [5] He appeared at three Rugby World Cups in 1995, 1999 and 2003.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Redpath took on coaching roles. He was the backs' coach at Gloucester Rugby 2005 to 2009 before being promoted to Head Coach in June 2009. [6] He resigned from his Gloucester role in 2012 and joined Sale Sharks. [7] He was confirmed as the Director of Rugby post at Sale Sharks in June 2012. [8] However, on 30 October 2012, Redpath was removed from his position to become Head Coach whilst Steve Diamond became new Director of Rugby. [9] In March 2015, Redpath left Sale and took up the position of Head Coach for RFU Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie. [10]

In January 2017, he announced that at the end of the season he was leaving rugby coaching roles to take up a job outside rugby. [11]

He returned to coaching in 2022 when he was appointed Director of Rugby at London Scottish. [12]

Professional career

Since leaving the Rugby world, Bryan has taken up various roles in the deliverable Foreign Exchange Sector, working specifically with large multinational organisations, and advising on bespoke FX Risk Management strategies. Most recently he has taken up the post of Head of Strategic Sales at Jackson Swiss Partners, one of the industry's fastest-growing Start-Ups. [13] In August 2023, Bryan was made Director of Partnerships and Strategic Sales at Jackson Swiss Partners. [14]

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References

  1. 56 Scotland Men players to be awarded retrospective caps, David Barnes, The Offside Line, 15 August 2023
  2. "Scotland record historic Twickenham victory to secure Calcutta Cup". The National. 6 February 2021.
  3. U20s 6N: Murray Redpath has only ever had eyes for Scotland, David Barnes, The Offside Line, 21 February 2022
  4. "Redpath a Sale item after French row". The Scotsman. 10 August 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. Captain Everywhere, Norman Harris, The Guardian, 16 February 2003
  6. "Gloucester part company with Ryan". BBC Sport. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  7. "Gloucester threaten Sale over Bryan Redpath's departure". BBC Sport. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. "Bryan Redpath is confirmed as Sale Sharks boss". BBC News. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  9. "Bryan Redpath removed as Sale Sharks' Director of Rugby". BBC Sport. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  10. "Bryan Redpath: Yorkshire Carnegie appoint ex-Sale coach". BBC Sport. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. "Bryan Redpath: Yorkshire Carnegie head coach to leave club at end of the season". BBC Sport. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. "Welcome Bryan Redpath". London Scottish Rugby. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  13. Stanford, Mark. "Bryan Redpath signs up for a role with Jackson Swiss Partners". Telegraph & Argos. Telegraph & Argos. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  14. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7111986717066149889/