Channel Islands. He received his first cap for Scotland in November 1998, in an autumn international test match against South Africa. He had played a part in all the team's matches when Scotland won the 1999 Five Nations Championship, where he was a replacement in the first three matches before Jim Telfer selected him in the starting line-up for the match against France in Paris. He was part of the Scotland squad for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing in four matches. He scored a try against New Zealand in the quarter-finals, although the All Blacks won the match and brought Scotland's tournament came to an end. In January 2002, returning from injury, he captained Scotland against England in their opening match of the 2002 Six Nations Championship. He made a total of 31 capped appearances for Scotland, scoring five tries. In January 2003 he left Murrayfield in frustration for the last time, after speaking his mind very plainly on the problems he saw there. Coaching career Late in 2004 he became head coach of Northampton Saints, together with former England fly-half and teammate Paul Grayson. In July 2005 he became Director of Rugby. After retiring from top class rugby, he has worked as an independent citing officer, reviewing English Rugby Premiership matches. In the summer of 2013 he became Director of Rugby at Bournemouth RFC who were playing in National Division 2 South. The club announced that he was to leave at the end of the 2014 season, citing a change in personal circumstances. He then worked as Head of Rugby at Marlborough College and moved to Regent House School in Newtownards in 2017. In 2021 he became development director for Ulster Rugby. References 1973 births Living people English rugby union coaches English rugby union players Scottish people of English descent Northampton Saints players Alumni of De Montfort University Scotland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Southampton Rugby union flankers