Gordon Bulloch - 2000s

2000s

He was called into the squad to cover for an injury to Phil Greening on the 2001 Lions tour of Australia. He made five appearances, including a replacement appearance in the first Test in Brisbane. His only start came against New South Wales County when the Lions won 46-3.

He was part of Scotland's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, and in 2004 was named captain. In 2002, he was named man of the match for his outstanding performance in Scotland's win over South Africa at Murrayfield.

In 2005, Bulloch captained Scotland in the Six Nations and was selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He was captain for three of the Lions mid week games, before making his Test debut in the final Test game of the tour - becoming the only Scot to do so on the tour. He also made headlines when a clash of heads during training with John Hayes was reported in the media as a fight. He retired from international rugby union shortly after his return from Lions duty.

Bulloch joined Leeds Tykes in 2005 on a two year contact. However, Leeds Tykes were recently relegated from the Guinness Premiership in England and subsequently freed several players including Bulloch. He now works for Highland Galvanisers in Elgin, as a technical consultant.

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