| Birth name | Iwan Tukalo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1961-03-05)5 March 1961 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh,Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 13 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwan Tukalo (born 5 March 1961) is a formerScotland internationalrugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Wing.
The son of a Ukrainian father and Italian mother, Tukalo was educated at theRoyal High School, Edinburgh[2][3] He went on to play forRoyal HSFP.
Tukalo then moved to play forSelkirk.
Tukalo played forEdinburgh District in theScottish Inter-District Championship.[4]
On moving to Selkirk, Tukalo then played forSouth of Scotland.[5]
Tukalo played for theWhites Trial side on 7 January 1984.[6]
The following year Tukalo moved up in contention and played for theBlues Trial side in their first match against theReds Trial side.[7] He was selected for Blues again in 1986, the Reds winning that match.[8] In the subsequent fixture on 3 January 1987, he was again named in the Blues side against the Reds - and scored the Blues first try.[9]
In January 1988 Tukalo first played for theReds Trial side.[10]
Tukalo was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against France 'B' on 7 February 1982. He secured 5 'B' caps in total.
Tukalo won his first cap againstIreland and his last againstAustralia. He scored a total of 15 tries during his international career.
Tukalo won 37caps for hiscountry between 1985 and 1992. He was part of the Grand Slam winning team in 1990.[11]
Tukalo has a solitary Scotland 'A' cap which he obtained in the 'A' side's first match, against Spain in 1990.
Tukalo coached theHeriots side in theScottish Premiership Division One and is currently not involved with rugby at senior level.
Tukalo was awarded his MBA from theUniversity of Edinburgh Business School.
Tukalo now has a second career working for Scottish And Southern Energy as sales and development director.
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