Robbie McCallum (born 11 June 2000) is a Scottish rugby union player. He plays as a centre for London Scottish. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Boroughmuir Bears.[1]
| Born | 11 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Struan McCallum, grandfather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editHe played for West of Scotland.[2]
When he moved to Musselburgh to go to Loretto School he then played for Musselburgh.[2]
He left school in 2018. His brother was staying in Spain and McCallum then joined him in Madrid.[2]
After injury when playing for the Boroughmuir Bears, McCallum recovered his fitness by playing for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians in the Scottish Premiership.[3]
Professional career
editHe played for Complutense Cisneros in the professional Spanish top league.[4]
He was given a place in the Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2019–20 season and assigned to Glasgow Warriors.
He was also assigned to Boroughmuir Bears and played for them in the Super 6.[5]
He played for Glasgow Warriors against Edinburgh Rugby in the 4 February 2021 'A' match at Scotstoun Stadium. It was behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He signed for London Scottish to play in the RFU Championship in August 2022.[6][7][8]
International career
editHe has played for Scotland U16, Scotland U18, Scotland U19 and Scotland U20.[1][9][3]
Cricket career
editMcCallum played for West of Scotland Cricket Club at the same time he played for the West of Scotland rugby club. He moved to Loretto School in Musselburgh, as the cricket coach there John Blain had also coached the West side.
He played for Scotland Under 15s and Scotland Under 17s at cricket.[10][11]
Family
editHis grandfather Struan McCallum was a tighthead prop for Jordanhill, Glasgow District and Scotland 'B'.[10]
References
edit- 1 2 "Robbie McCallum". ESPN scrum.
- 1 2 3 "Scotland U20 | Robbie McCallum". 26 February 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
- 1 2 March 2020, Gary Heatly Friday 13 (9 February 2020). "From off drives to offloads: The rise of Scottish centre Robbie McCallum". Talking Rugby Union.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Glasgow Warriors | Robbie McCallum". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ↑ "Stirling County win ugly as Holden drop-goal sinks Ayrshire Bulls". Glasgow Times. 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Exciting Scottish Duo Join the Exiles". 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "London Scottish Fall Just Short in Thriller". 9 October 2022.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/LSFCOfficial/status/1575104536934375425[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Robbie MCCALLUM profile and stats". all.rugby.
- 1 2 Barnes, David (27 May 2022). "Super6 Sprint: Robbie McCallum ready for Boroughmuir Bears swan song". The Offside Line.
- ↑ "Loretto Sport on Twitter: "Well Done to Robbie McCallum & Izzy Lamotte rep Scotland U17 Cricket. Robbie v Ireland at Ayr & Izzy v Lincs at Cleethorpes #lorettocricket" / Twitter". Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2025.