Ed Kalman
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Ed Kalman
| image = Ed Kalman (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Ed Kalman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|12|07}}
| birth_place = Plymouth, England
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| weight = {{convert|121|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position = Tighthead Prop
| amatyears1 =
| amatyears2 =
| amatyears3 = 2005
| amatyears4 = 2008–09
| amatyears5 = 2009–14
| amatyears6 = 2013
| amatteam1 = Whitecraigs RFC
| amatteam2 = Durham University RFC
| amatteam3 = Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
| amatteam4 = Boroughmuir
| amatteam5 = Ayr RFC{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/09/11/17/ayr-aim-put-knights-sword|title=Ayr Aim To Put Knights To The Sword|work=glasgowwarriors.org}}
| amatteam6 = Stirling County RFC{{cite web|url=http://www.cornish-pirates.com/archive/12-13/british_irish_cup/round_5_british_irish_cup_11_january_2013.html|title=British & Irish Cup round 5 preview Friday, 11 January 2013|work=cornish-pirates.com|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210614/http://www.cornish-pirates.com/archive/12-13/british_irish_cup/round_5_british_irish_cup_11_january_2013.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
| years1 =
| years2 = 2005
| years3 = 2006–2007
| years4 = 2007–2014
| ru_clubupdate = 19 May 2013
| clubs1 = Newcastle Falcons
| clubs2 = → Yorkshire Carnegie
| clubs3 = Border Reivers
| clubs4 = Glasgow Warriors
| apps1 =
| apps2 = 1
| apps3 = 21
| apps4 = 101
| points1 =
| points2 =
| points3 = 10
| points4 = 15
| ru_currentclub =
| provinceyears1 = 2000–2002
| provinceyears2 = 2009
| province1 = Glasgow District
| province2 = Gael Force{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/09/11/02/gael-force-character-seals-well-earned-win|title=Gael Force Character Seals Well-Earned Win|work=edinburghrugby.org}}
| provinceapps1 =
| provincepoints1 =
| repyears1 = 2006–2010
| repyears2 = 2012
| repteam1 = Scotland A{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/301320/Age-no-barrier-for-Kalman|title=Age no barrier for Kalman|work=Express.co.uk|date=10 February 2012 }}
| repteam2 = Scotland
| repcaps1 = 12
| repcaps2 = 2
| reppoints1 =
| reppoints2 = 0
| coachyears1 = 2014–
| coachteams1 = Strathallan School
| ru_ntupdate = 22 August 2015
| school = Belmont House School
| university = Durham University
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
}}
Ed Kalman (born 7 December 1982) is a former Scottish rugby union internationalist, who played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12. He played as a prop; both at tighthead and loosehead.
Rugby Union career
=Amateur career=
Having moved to Scotland from an early age, Kalman went to Belmont House School in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire. He joined the local rugby club Whitecraigs RFC. He played for the Glasgow District team for their under-20s from 2000–2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/scotland/player/ed-kalman|title=Scotland A (Ed Kalman) - Scottish Rugby Union|work=scottishrugby.org}}
Kalman studied Physics at Durham University.{{cite news |last1=Metcalfe |first1=Alistair |title=Bede RFC show Middle Eastern promise |url=https://iiif.durham.ac.uk/jalava/#index/t1c3197xm04q/t1cf1881k899/t1c6t053f96f/t2cfj2362125!t1m3t945r371/t1m3t945r371_t1tp84194009 |access-date=8 December 2023 |work=Palatinate |issue=634 |date=7 June 2002 |page=19}} He was a member of the Durham University rugby side that won the 2004 BUSA final at Twickenham.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2005/11/29/varsity_rugby_2005_feature.shtml|title=BBC - Cambridgeshire - Sport - The 124th Varsity Match|work=bbc.co.uk}}
From the north-east he then moved to Cambridge University. He was at tight head in the Cambridge University R.U.F.C. team who beat Oxford in the 2005 University match at Twickenham.
He played in a Gael Force team formed by the SRU to play in the British and Irish Cup.
=Professional career=
In the north-east of England he was signed by Newcastle Falcons academy. He played one loan game for Yorkshire Carnegie, then as Leeds Tykes.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/tykes-can-use-adversity-to-spark-revival-1-2554936|title=Tykes can use adversity to spark revival|work=Yorkshire Post}}
He joined the Border Reivers in summer 2006 and his competition debut for Reivers was a replacement against Connacht at Netherdale on the opening day of the 2006–07 Magners League, and he had his first start the following month in the victory against another Irish province, Leinster, also at Netherdale. His first Reivers try was in the Heineken Cup victory against Overmach Parma at Netherdale in October 2006.
Ed Kalman joined Glasgow Warriors from the Reivers after the closure of the Borders pro-team in 2007.
The prop signed a new deal with the Warriors in 2011. He retired from playing rugby union at the end of season 2013–14 due to a back injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/glasgow-warriors-trio-to-depart-at-end-of-season-1-3411148|title=Glasgow Warriors trio to depart at end of season|work=scotsman.com}}
=International career=
Ed made his first appearance in a national context as a replacement for Scotland A against their Australian counterparts at McDiarmid Park, Perth, in November 2006. He also had a replacement role in the A international victory against Italy on the same ground three months later.
In January 2012, he was called up to Scotland's senior squad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/16/2012-six-nations-scotland-ed-kalman|title=Scotland call up Glasgow tighthead Ed Kalman|date=16 January 2012|work=Guardian|access-date=30 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/scotland/9018012/Six-Nations-2012-Ed-Kalman-called-up-by-Scotland-to-replace-injured-prop-Moray-Low.html
|title=Ed Kalman called up by Scotland to replace injured prop Moray Low|date=16 January 2012|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=30 January 2012}}
Teaching career
With his physics background at Durham University, he became a physics teacher{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13201204.Books_to_basics_for_Ed_Kalman/|title=Books to basics for Ed Kalman|work=Herald Scotland|date=11 February 2015 }} and given his rugby background, the first team rugby coach; to Strathallan School, Perthshire in 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/rugby/defeated-dundee-high-drop-down-to-shield-competition-1.578275|title=Defeated Dundee High drop down to shield competition|work=thecourier.co.uk|date=16 September 2014 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|79291}}
- [http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/player/004471.php Glasgowwarriors Profile]
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Category:People educated at Belmont House School
Category:Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Glasgow Warriors players
Category:Border Reivers players
Category:Scotland A international rugby union players
Category:Whitecraigs RFC players
Category:Durham University RFC players
Category:Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham