| Birth name | Gerald Michael McGuinness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 September 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald Michael McGuinness (born 14 September 1953) is a Scottish rugby coach and former player who won seven caps for Scotland playing as a prop forward.
In 1977 he played for West of Scotland.[1] In 1987 he moved to Hawick RFC.[2]
He was capped by Glasgow District while still with West of Scotland.
In 1987 played for the South of Scotland.[2]
McGuinness's first international match was against Australia at Brisbane on 4 July 1982, Scotland's first victory in a full international match in the Southern hemisphere.[3] The last of his seven caps was against England at Twickenham on 16 March 1985.[4]
He played one match for Barbarians FC in 1988.[5]
He started youth development work in 2007 at Hawick RFC. He became Hawick head coach in 2009 and despite the club being promoted to the Scottish Premiership Division One, he was sacked the following year.[6]
He then joined Scottish Premiership Division Two side Peebles as assistant coach, although left the club in 2012.[7]