Alastair McHarg (born 17 June 1944) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Lock for the national side between 1968 and 1979.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Like Ian McLauchlan and Gordon Brown who were his contemporaries, McHarg was an Ayrshire man.
McHarg played for Irvine since his local club's formation in 1962, before going on to play for West of Scotland and London Scottish.
Provincial career
McHarg played for Anglo-Scots and captained the side.
He also played for Surrey.
International career
McHarg won 44 caps for Scotland
Despite his skills, there were those who thought that McHarg would have been better as a Number 8.
Coaching career
He coached at Sidmouth RFC.
References
;Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 )
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
External links
- Alastair McHarg – tribute by the Scotsman newspaper
- Sporting Heroes profile