Craig Gillies

Craig Gillies

Date of birth	May 6, 1976 (1976-05-06) (age 35)
Place of birth	Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1]
University	Brunel University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2002 2002 –	Bath Rugby Richmond Llanelli Worcester	115	(10)
correct as of 05 Jan 2008.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1998 –	England A
correct as of 05 Jan 2008.

Craig Gillies (born 6 May 1976) is an English rugby union player. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a lock.

Gillies was born in Paisley and grew up in Tiverton, Devon. He joined Bath Rugby following a trial in April 1994 and made three first team appearances during the 1995–1996 season.^[2] He moved on to join Richmond for the 1997–1998 season^[3] with the then Bath coach Andy Robinson feeling that the club's signing of the Argentian international German Llanes would prevent Gillies from getting the sufficient game time to allow him to fully develop his potential.^[4] Gillies moved on to join Llanelli before signing for Warriors in the summer of 2002.^[5]

Gillies was a key part of the unbeaten National Division One promotion winning team of 2003–04 and became a key part of the team, playing in the Guinness Premiership.

Gillies, who played for England A in 1998,^[6] has experience in both National Division One and the Premiership with Warriors and signed a new three year contract with the club during 2008.^[7]

He is regarded as one of the best Line-out operators in the top-flight, and has been one of Worcester’s most consistent players since arriving at the club.

Gillies lost all his body hair to alopecia in 2002.^[8]

References

1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
2. ^ Ken Johnstone (Editor), The Recorder – The newsletter of Bath FC (RFU), Issue Number 7, pp. 14, 26 June 1996.
3. ^ "Rugby Union: Club-by-club guide to the Allied Dunbar Premiership". The Independent. 23 August 1997. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-clubbyclub-guide-to-th-allied-dunbar-premiership-1246899.html. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
4. ^ "Bath stumble under a pack of problems". The Independent. 26 January 1998. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-commentary--bath-stumble-under-a-pack-of-problems-1140962.html. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
5. ^ "Craig Gillies". Kidderminster Shuttle. 2002-06-25. http://archive.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/2002/6/25/263546.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
6. ^ Llewellyn, David (1998-04-04). "Rugby Union: Fitness tells for relieved England". London: Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/rugby-union-fitness-tells-for-relieved-england-1154389.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
7. ^ "Gillies signs new Worcester deal". BBC. 2008-02-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/worcester/7228079.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
8. ^ "Gillies stands tall but still he is overlooked". London: Independent. 2005-09-25. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/gillies-stands-tall-but-still-he-is-overlooked-508287.html. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 

External links

• Worcester Warriors Profile at Warriors.co.uk
• Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com

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Name	Gillies, Craig
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Date of birth	6 May 1976
Place of birth	Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland
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