Full name Colin Shaw Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Position Wing / Full Back | Place of birth Irvine, Scotland Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |
Date of birth (1983-05-10) 10 May 1983 (age 33) | ||
Colin Shaw (born 10 May 1983 in Irvine, Scotland) is a former Scotland 7s international rugby union player who played on the wing and Full Back for Glasgow Warriors.
He played for Ayr RFC at the start of his rugby career. He was part of the Glasgow Thistles squad - Glasgow district's de facto Academy side - which went to New Zealand for rugby training in the summer of 2000.
He then played for Glasgow Hawks before breaking into the Warriors team in 2003. He scored a try on his Warriors debut against Gloucester in the pre-season match in 2003. He made his competitive debut in the Celtic League against Cardiff Blues in 2004 and he was offered a full time contract with the Warriors in 2005.
Shaw played for Scotland U19s in the world U-19 championship in Italy in 2002 and for the Scotland U21s in the U-21 World Cup in England in 2003. He made two caps for Scotland 'A'.
Having made his debut for Scotland 7s in 2008 at the George 7s in South Africa, Shaw announced his retirement in 2015.
He won the Melrose Sevens in 2008 playing for the Scottish Thistles.