Alan Tait

Alan Tait
Birth nameAlan Victor Tait
Date of birth (1964-07-02) 2 July 1964 (age 60)
Place of birthKelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–88 Kelso ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–98 Newcastle Falcons 19 (10)
1998–2000 Edinburgh ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
South of Scotland ()
- Reds Trial ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–99 Scotland 27 (81)
1997 British and Irish Lions 2 (5)
Coaching career
Years Team
2009–12 Newcastle Falcons
2022- Southern Knights
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFull back / Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–1992 Widnes 136 225
1992–1996 Leeds 126 176
Total 262 0 0 0 401
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–1993 Great Britain 14 24
1995–1996 Scotland 4 20

Alan Victor Tait (born 2 November 1964) is a former Scottish dual-code rugby footballer, and now coach. He is a defence coach at the Super 6 side Southern Knights.[1] He was previously head coach at Newcastle Falcons[2] and a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer. He played outside centre for Scotland (RU), and the British and Irish Lions. He played club rugby union for Kelso, Edinburgh and the Newcastle Falcons; and club rugby league for Widnes and Leeds.

Tait changed codes twice in his life, once going from rugby union to rugby league, and then going the other way after union became professional during the mid-1990s.

  1. ^ "Southern Knights appoint Alan Tait as Defence Coach". 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ Reid, Alasdair (28 May 2008). "Alan Tait signs on to coach at Newcastle". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2009.