Derek Stark (rugby union)
| Full name | Derek Alexander Stark | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | Kilmarnock Academy | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Kilmarnock RFC Guildford & Godalming RFC Chobham RFC Boroughmuir RFC Ayr RFC Glasgow Hawks Melrose RFC Boroughmuir RFC | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996-2000 | Glasgow Warriors | 29 | (45) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Glasgow District | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993-97 |
Scotland U21 Scotland Club XV Scotland B Scotland A Scotland |
9 |
15 |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| Scotland 7s | |||
Derek Stark (born 13 April 1966 in Kilmarnock) is a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing positions[1]
Stark grew up in Kilmarnock playing rugby with Kilmarnock RFC and working in his parents hotel there, The Foxbar Hotel. He represented Glasgow District at U21 as well as 7s.[2]
As a teenager he moved south to England to study a catering course in Woking at the Tante Marie Culinary Academy. While he was there he played amateur rugby for Guildford & Godalming RFC and Chobham RFC.[3]
From rugby union, Stark tried his hand at being a sprinter, [4] He could run 100 metres in 10.6 seconds.[3] On seeing the top Caribbean athletes run slightly quicker, Stark moved back into rugby playing for Boroughmuir RFC.
Stark played for Ayr RFC[5] and was again picked for Glasgow District.
He was part of Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which went unbeaten all season, winning that year's Scottish Inter-District Championship outright.[6]
On the amateur provincial Glasgow District's move into professionalism in 1996 as Glasgow Rugby - now Glasgow Warriors - Stark signed a professional contract with the Glasgow side. The move came at a time when Stark was considering a move to play for West Hartlepool RFC.[7]
He notably scored a try on his international Scotland debut in 1993.[3] Stark played for Melrose RFC[8] He played half a game for Melrose; one of the ten club sides that he played for.[9][10]
He went on to play for amateur side Glasgow Hawks.[11][12]
Stark again played for Boroughmuir RFC.[8] and won the BT Cellnet Cup with them in 2001.[13]
Stark played for Scotland U21,[14] Scotland Club XV, Scotland B,[15] Scotland A and Scotland as well as Scotland 7s.[16]
For a short period, Stark - along with international teammates Rowen Shepherd and Gregor Townsend - owned a bar in Edinburgh's Grassmarket area. The bar was aptly named The Three Quarters.[17]
Alongside track star Brian Whittle he was a co-director at PB events.[18]
References
- ↑ "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com.
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
- 1 2 3 BILL LEITH (2 February 1993). "Rugby Union: Stark's pace supplies crucial ingredient: Bill Leith on". The Independent.
- ↑ TIM GLOVER in Edinburgh (16 January 1993). "Rugby Union / Five Nations' Championship: Watt power fuels Scots'". The Independent.
- ↑ "Ayr RFC". memim.com.
- ↑ "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark". scotsman.com.
- ↑ "SRU face up to the stark reality". Herald Scotland.
- 1 2 Peter Donald (26 April 2001). "Murrayfield victory is Stark choice for farewell". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Derek Stark on west coast rugby". scotsman.com.
- ↑ "SCOTTISH CUP". Herald Scotland.
- ↑ "Athletics Rugby and Ed Crozier". glasgowhawks.com.
- ↑ "Gordon MacKay - Glasgow Accies Rugby Club". Glasgow Accies Rugby Club.
- ↑ "Boroughmuir lift cup". theguardian.com.
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
- ↑ "Shade is the only bright spot for Glasgow rugby". Herald Scotland.
- ↑ "Derek Stark - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ "FUNERAL FURY; Pub chiefs ignore rugby star's plea after brother's death.". thefreelibrary.com.
- ↑ Charlie Gall (16 June 2008). "Cash crisis for former Olympian Brian Whittle after Bill Clinton quits Aberdeen talk". dailyrecord.