| Born | (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.67 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 8 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graeme Beveridge (born 17 February 1976) is arugby union manager who is a formerrugby union footballer. He previously played atscrum-half forEdinburgh Rugby,Glasgow Warriors,Bristol andScotland.
Beveridge began his professional career with a brief stint atEdinburgh Rugby before moving to Glasgow in 1998.[1] A leg injury kept him from playing in 1998–99,[2] though he did manage one competitive game in 1998-99's WRU Challenge Cup againstNewport RFC.[3]
He made his international debut againstNew Zealand in Auckland on 1 July 2000.[4] With over 100 caps for theGlasgow Warriors he was part of the Scotland squad in the 2003 World Cup in Australia.
He used to be a big contender for the Scotland scrum-half berth but then found himself quite far down the list withChris Cusiter,Mike Blair,Sam Pinder andRory Lawson above him.
In March 2009, Beveridge left Bristol Rugby by mutual consent,[5] finding work outside rugby as a Private Wealth Consultant in Bristol. He then became a player-manager at amateur sideOld Redcliffians.[6]
He re-joinedGlasgow Warriors as Rugby Operations manager in April 2014.[7]
Scottish Rugby re-developed their youth academy structure for 2015, bringing in 4 new academies which corresponded to the traditional 4 Scottish districts. Beveridge was named as the new Academy manager for Edinburgh in December 2014.[8]