Euan McLaren
| Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dollar Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Euan McLaren (born 21 January 1999) is a UAE international rugby union player.[1] He now plays for Heriots. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors, Ayrshire Bulls, Southern Knights and Kowloon.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He was born in Paisley for the first 6 years of his life but schooled in Dubai. He returned to Scotland for his last two years of schooling and went to Dollar Academy.
He was playing for Ayr when he joined the Glasgow Warriors academy.[2] He won the Scottish Cup and Premiership with the Ayr club.[3]
He now plays for Heriots in the Scottish Premiership.[4]
Professional career
He entered the Glasgow Warriors academy in 2017.[5][6]
From playing with Ayr, he graduated to playing for their professional side Ayrshire Bulls in the Super 6.[7][8]
He played for Kowloon in the Hong Kong Premiership.[3]
He played for Southern Knights in the Super 6.[9]
He moved to play for the professional Heriots team in the Super 6.[10] When the Super 6 league folded, he then turned out for the Heriots amateur side.
International career
He played for Scotland U16.[3]
He captained the Scotland U18 side.[5]
He was capped for Scotland U20.[5]
Due to his schooling in Dubai he was eligible for the United Arab Emirates. He was capped for UAE in 2024.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Euan MCLAREN profile and stats". all.rugby.
- ^ Team, The Offside Line (September 18, 2018). "Tennent's Premiership Dream Team – round 3". Scottish Rugby News from The Offside Line.
- ^ a b c "Former Scotland youth player McLaren starts Hong Kong rugby adventure". South China Morning Post. September 25, 2020.
- ^ https://heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk/season-roundup-heriots-rugby-club-2024-25/
- ^ a b c "Euan McLaren". www.ultimaterugby.com.
- ^ "Euan McLaren". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "New to the squad for this season Euan McLaren, Tight Head, who has been with Ayrshire Bulls, and spent time overseas in Hong Kong and Dubai, and is... | By Southern Knights Rugby | Facebook" – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ Kerr, Callum (September 26, 2019). "Thompson & McGuire are your Latest Bulls". Ayr Rugby Football Club.
- ^ "Euan McLaren (Southern Knights) post match interview v Boroughmuir | bordersrugby.net".
- ^ https://heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk/heriots-rugby-announce-their-fosroc-super-series-squad-for-the-upcoming-championship/
- ^ "UAE SQUAD FOR TONIGHT'S ZIMBABWE GAME... - Dubai Exiles RFC".
- ^ https://yallasports.ae/rugby/uae-rugby-squad-to-face-germany/