Craig Neilson
Craig Neilson
Scottish & Swedish rugby teams
Here's Craig's resume:
1997- Debut for my 1st xv Hillhead/Jordanhill at age 16 turning 17 at number 10
1998- Asked to play for Glasgow Hawks u21 and 2nd team now been Scottish champions 4 years in a row.(played there for 1 season gaining experience)
1999- Made debut for Glasgow u18 playing at full back top points scorer in 5 matches- became Scotland u18 trialist playing against England at murrayfield.
1999- After good season with Glasgow and Scotland trials i was selected to go on tour to New Zealand to play for a Scottish thistles touring team where i played all the games at full back.
Aug 1999- After returning from New Zealand i played for my 1st team in all 22 league games that finishing 3rd and just missing out on promotion.
Feb 2000- Played for Glasgow u19 and again trialist for Scotland u19(got injured first game into the trials )
Aug 2000- Started the season with my club had a hard year with injuries as played a lot of rugby last 3 years (played my 100th game for my club)
may 2001- Asked to play for petone rugby club in New Zealand at under 21 where i went there and played at number 10 whole season and won the championship(Wellington)
Sept 2001- Came back played for my club and in 2002 we won the championship
march 2002- selected to play for the full Glasgow district team in the championship at only 21 and chosen as first choice goalkicker(1 below full contract team)
2003-2004- played for my club become promoted as champions!!!!!!!!
2004- Ist training game of the season broke thumb so out for 3months came back to play Scottish cup quarter final against the losers of the final.
2004- Came to Sweden to play for premier team played at number 10 in in 10 games scored 130 points we lost in the final 13-7(i missed the final through injury)
2005- Back to Sweden to be head player coach of the same team for the season and looking to go 1 further than last year will be utility back this year also will start at 10.
2005- Head coach of enköping rugby club in Sweden at only 24 reached the final losing by only 6 points.
2005-Nominated as the best coach in Sweden for the season and asked to help coach the national team.
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