John Manson
| Full name | John James Manson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 June 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bridge of Allan, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Manson (born 22 June 1968 in Bridge of Allan)[1] and was a Scottish international rugby union footballer who played with the Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors, two of Scotland's first professional rugby teams.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Manson played for Hillfoots, Dundee HSFP, Stirling County & West of Scotland FC at amateur level.
Manson, while with the Dundee side, 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.
Professional career
When Scottish rugby turned it's district sides professional in 1996, Manson first of all played for Caledonia Reds. When the Reds district was taken over by Glasgow, Manson then played for the Glasgow side.
He played for Glasgow Warriors, then as Glasgow Caledonians, in friendly matches of the 1998-99 season. He played against Richmond, Māori All Blacks and Fiji.
Manson has also played against some notable touring teams including the ACT Brumbies.
International career
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.
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
Managerial career
Manson was the Scottish Rugby Union's Regional Development Manager for the Central & West Lothian area and was also the assistant manager for the National U18 Squad.
He is now the Rugby Operations Manager for Glasgow Warriors.[2]