Iain Sinclair (rugby union)

Iain Sinclair
Birth nameIain Sinclair
Date of birth (1976-10-07) 7 October 1976
Place of birthScotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
UniversityEdinburgh Business School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-1995-2006 Watsonians ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-1998
1998-2001
Glasgow Warriors
Edinburgh Rugby
7 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland A

Iain Sinclair (born 7 October 1976 in Scotland) is a Scottish former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position. A product of Scottish Schools U16 and U18, Sinclair went on to captain both Glasgow and Scotland at U18, U19 and U21 age group levels.

He played 6 matches for Glasgow in the Heineken Cup in 1997-98 season. Sinclair also played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship of the 1997-98 season for Glasgow against Edinburgh Rugby. Glasgow won the match 36-20.

In 1997, Sinclair captained the Scottish Silver Thistles, an undefeated Scotland Development XV which toured New Zealand.

For the 1998-99 season onwards, Sinclair played for Edinburgh Rugby winning player of the inter-district Tri Series in 1999. He played a further 10 times in the Heineken Cup for Edinburgh between 1998 and 2001.

He played for Watsonians. and Penguin International RFC.

He was a player for the Xodus Steelers, a veteran Scottish Sevens side that contested the Dubai International Veterans Rugby 10's, winning in 2012 and then managing the side in 2013 to back to back victory.

A former Managing Director at Murray Metals, Sinclair is now Executive Director, Global Energy Group.