Stuart McInally
{{short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|08|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|110|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = George Watson's College
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| years1 = 2009–2023
| clubs1 = Edinburgh
| apps1 = 177
| points1 = 115
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2 = → Bristol Bears (loan)
| apps2 = 5
| points2 = 0
| repyears1 = 2008–2010
| repteam1 = Scotland U20
| repcaps1 = 20
| reppoints1 = 25
| repyears2 = 2015–2023
| repteam2 = Scotland
| repcaps2 = 49
| reppoints2 = 55
| clubupdate = 26 April 2023
| repupdate = 12 August 2023
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Stuart McInally (born 9 August 1990) is a retired Scottish professional rugby union player who played as a hooker most notably for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-union/news/mcinally-named-edinburgh-captain/151456|title=Stuart McInally named new Edinburgh captain|work=Sporting Life|date= 21 August 2018|accessdate= 1 September 2018}}
Professional career
McInally made his Edinburgh debut in 2010, and became a regular in the team over the subsequent three seasons. In 2013 it was announced that he would be making the transformation from flanker to hooker, then in 2014 RFU Championship side Bristol Rugby signed him on loan.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/25779978 |title=Edinburgh: Bristol sign Ross Rennie and Stuart McInally on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 January 2014 |access-date=6 April 2022}} He made his competitive debut in his new position for Edinburgh in early 2015, and was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2015 summer tests. After securing his first caps in the double-header victories against Italy, McInally was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup by Head Coach Vern Cotter.{{cite web |url=http://thescotlandteam.com/2015/09/01/scotland-rugby-world-cup-2015-squad/ |title=Vern Cotter names 31-man Scotland squad for Rugby World Cup 2015 – Scottish Rugby |website=thescotlandteam.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901161424/http://thescotlandteam.com/2015/09/01/scotland-rugby-world-cup-2015-squad/ |archive-date=2015-09-01}} However he then had to withdraw from the squad through injury and was replaced by Kevin Bryce.{{cite news|title=Rugby World Cup: Scotland call up hooker Kevin Bryce|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34245996|accessdate=14 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 September 2015}} In 2018 he captained the Scotland team against Argentina in a match which ended 44–15 to Scotland.{{Cite web|title=Stuart McInally|url=https://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby-team/stuart-mcinally|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Edinburgh Rugby|language=en}}
In January 2016 McInally signed a contract extension with Edinburgh.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35313124 |title=Stuart McInally: Scotland hooker extends Edinburgh contract |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 January 2016 |access-date=6 April 2022}} In August 2016, Edinburgh Rugby named him and Grant Gilchrist as their co-captains for the coming season.{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/14699288.grant-gilchrist-stuart-mcinally-named-edinburgh-rugby-co-captains-2016-17-season/ |title=Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally named as Edinburgh Rugby co-captains for 2016/17 season |first=Alasdair |last=Mackenzie |work=The Herald |date=23 August 2016 |accessdate=27 March 2022}}
In April 2023, McInally announced that he would retire from professional rugby after the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He was not initially included in the Scotland squad announced in August but brought in as a replacement for the injured Dave Cherry.{{cite web |title=Rugby World Cup: Stuart McInally replaces Dave Cherry in Scotland's squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66806638 |website=BBC Sport |date=14 September 2023 |access-date=27 September 2023}} McInally was subsequently injured in training and did not take part in the tournament.{{cite web |title=Rugby World Cup: Chris Paterson 'gutted' over Stuart McInally's forced retirement |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/66914054 |website=BBC Sport |date=25 September 2023 |access-date=28 September 2023}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/stuart-mcinally profile] at Edinburgh Rugby
- [http://www.scottishrugby.org/scotland/player/stuart-mcinally profile] at Scottish Rugby
{{Scotland Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
{{Scotland 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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