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Alan Victor Sharp
 
 
 

In November 1990 Bristol forward Alan Sharp joined Clifton. He returned to Bristol for the 1992/93 season

INTERNATIONAL RECORD: Scotland Caps 1994

Career Record: P6, W0, D1, L5, Tries 0, Cons 0, Pen 0, DropG 0

5th February 1994 v England (Murrayfield) (FN) L 14-15

5th March 1994 v Ireland (Lansdowne Road) (FN) D 6-6

19th March 1994 v France (Murrayfield) (FN) L 12-20

4th June 1994 v Argentina (Buenos Aires) L 15-16

11th June 1994 v Argentina (Buenos Aires) L 17-19

19th November 1994 v South Africa (Murrayfield) L 10-34

Alan Sharp had represented England Schools and England B but also represented Scotland u19 and u21. He was selected to play for Scotland against Ireland in 1993 but was diagnosed with a fractured leg on the eve of the match. He commenced playing for Scotland the following season. His international career was regularly interrupted by injuries which made him miss the 1995 World Cup. He left Bristol at the end of the 1995/96 season and joined Coventry, returning once more to help Bristol to promotion from the second division in 1998-99. He retired at the end of the 1999-2000 season and is now landlord of The Bear and Rugged Staff pub on Southmead Road in Bristol.

Back Row (L-R): K D McKenzie (replacement) (Stirling County), A G J Watt (replacement) (Glasgow HS/Kelvinside), I C Jardine (replacement) (Stirling County), I R Smith (replacement) (Gloucester), D A Stark (replacement) (Boroughmuir), B W Redpath (replacement) (Melrose). Middle Row: D R Davies (Touch Judge) (Wales), L McLachlan (Referee) (New Zealand), S Hastings (Watsonians), P Walton (Northampton), D S Munro (Glasgow HS/Kelvinside), A I Reed (Bath), G W Weir (Melrose), R I Wainwright (Edinburgh Academicals), K S Milne (Heriots FP), A G Stanger (Hawick), C Thomas (Touch Judge) (Wales). Front Row: K M Logan (Stirling County), G Armstrong (Jed Forest), A P Burnell (London Scottish), A G Hastings (Capt.) (Watsonians), A V Sharp (Bristol), G P J Townsend (Gala), D S Wyllie (Stewart’s Melville FP)

Above the Scotland side that played England on 5th February 1994. Alan Sharp's debut. © Yerbury Photography, image courtesy of Scottish Rugby Union Library.

Above programme cover and team sheet of Alan Sharps debut for Scotland v England on 5th February 1994. This match was won with a last minute penalty by Jonathan Callard. The replay showed that referee had made the wrong call when penalizing Scotland for a handling the ball on the ground in a ruck, when it was an English hand.

Above programme cover and teamsheet for Alan Sharp’s 2nd cap for Scotland v Ireland. A 22 year old Keith Wood on the Ireland bench waiting to gain his 1st cap which he finally received v Australia.

Above programme cover and team sheet for Alan Sharps 3rd cap for Scotland and Scotland’s last match in the 1993/94 Five Nations which gave them the wooden spoon.

Above the programme cover and team sheet for the Argentina v Scotland 1st test played in Buenos Aires on 4th June 1994 Argentina won 16-15. This was Alan Sharp’s 4th cap for Scotland.

Above the programme cover and team sheet for the Argentina v Scotland 2nd test played in Buenos Aires on 11th June 1994 Argentina won 19-17. This was Alan Sharps 4th cap for Scotland.

Above programme cover and team sheet for Alan Sharps last match for Scotland v South Africa on 19th November 1994