Alasdair Strokosch

Alasdair Strokosch (born 21 February 1983, Paisley, Scotland) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer who last played in the Pro D2 for USA Perpignan. He previously played for Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership and Edinburgh in the Pro12. He played as a flanker.^[2]

Alasdair Strokosch

Birth name	Alasdair Karl Strokosch
Date of birth	(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb) [1]
School	Claremont High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2004 Boroughmuir () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2007 2007–2012 2012–2018 Edinburgh Rugby Gloucester Rugby USA Perpignan 50 112 117 (20) (10) (55) Correct as of 25 June 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2015 Scotland 47 (10) Correct as of 17 April 2016

Strokosch started his professional career with Edinburgh Rugby. Before his first professional contract he played with Boroughmuir and East Kilbride rugby clubs.

Strokosch has represented Scotland in various competitions with the 'Sevens' and 'A' teams, his first full international cap for the Senior Scotland squad being on 25 November 2006 against Australia.

Strokosch is a member of the Scottish Institute of Sport. At the age of 12 became a black belt in karate, later representing Scotland at the European and world Under-21 karate championships.^[3] His father is German and his mother Scottish.^[3]

He was selected in the Scotland squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.^[4] He announced his retirement from international rugby on 5 November 2015.^[5]