John Manson

John James Manson (born 22 June 1968 in Bridge of Allan)^[1] and was a Scottish rugby union footballer who played with Hillfoots, Dundee HSFP, Stirling County & West of Scotland FC. Manson also played professionally for the Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Caledonians, two of Scotland's first professional rugby teams.

Manson, who was recently appointed the assistant team manager of Scotland under-18, was one of the original Tillicoultry Trogs who brought the hard edge to Dundee HSFP's pack in the club's heyday in the early nineties. Alongside front row companion Danny Herrington, Manson made sure one of Scotland's future heroes, Prop Tom Smith had a tough fight to see 1st XV action with the club. Manson was part of the historic unbeaten NZ tour of 1992, the first ever by a British club side.

Manson was capped seven times for Scotland A and represented Scotland for Select and Development XV's against the touring All Blacks and Springboks in 1993 and 1994 respectively. He earned his only full Scotland cap 1995 as a replacement against England at Twickenham. Manson went on to tour South Africa with the 1995 World Cup Squad where he was a replacement in Scotlands record 89 - 0 win over the Ivory Coast.

Manson has also played against some notable touring teams including the ACT Brumbies, NZ Maoris and Fiji.

Manson is now the Scottish Rugby Union's Regional Development Manager for the Central & West Lothian area and is also the assistant manager for the National U18 Squad.

Caps

Scotland full caps

• 1995 England (r), South Africa (1995 Rugby World Cup)

Scotland A Caps

• 1995 ITA, FRA, IRE 1996 SAA 1997 WAL(r), FRA(r), ENG

Scotland Development XV

• 1994 SA

Scotland Select

1993 NZ

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