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David Sole (born May 8, 1962) is a former Scottish rugby union footballer. He was educated at Blairmore prep school and Glenalmond College, a private school in Perthshire.

He made his Scotland debut in 1986 against France and went on to win 44 caps at prop between 1986 and 1992, with a record 25 as captain.

He was also the first choice loosehead prop with the victorious British Lions in Australia in 1989.

In 1990, David Sole was captain for a Grand Slam decider at Murrayfield against the auld enemy (Lowland Scots for old enemy) and hot favourites, England. This is sometimes considered to be Scotland's greatest match, and one well remembered, as Richard Bath says:

:"David Sole is another of those players who is remembered and virtually defined by one moment: in this case it was when he made the decision for his side to take the now famous walk onto the pitch for the Grand Slam decider against England at Murrayfield in 1990. As a statement of resolve, it was a masterstroke from which the English never recovered as they lost the most high-profile game in Five Nations Rugby history. It also cemented Sole's name in Scottish folklore...

:"[David Sole was] one of the game's most softly-spoken and considered men off the field and one of the most inspirational and thoughtful captains and players on it."

Scotland won 13-7, denying England the Grand Slam and claiming their third Grand Slam after their previous triumphs in 1925 and 1984.

He made his final international appearance in 1992 against Australia.

Nowadays David acts as the co-commentator for BBC Scotland's coverage of rugby union matches, most recently in the 2007 Summer Tests before the 2007 Rugby World Cup, a tournament that STV owned the rights to. He commentated on Scotland v Japan at McDiarmid Park on November 13, 2004 when Scotland won 100-8.


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Paint in drains polluting ducks' water - New Zealand Herald Tweet this news
New Zealand Herald--Botanic Garden Manager -David Sole- said at this time of year he receives reports of discolouration in the Botanic Garden duck pond. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:17:08 GMT+00:00
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Rentman Software---David Sole-, who ran the Belvoir letting agency in Norwich, was jailed for 21 months after handing himself into police when evidence emerged of his £137000 ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:28:34 GMT+00:00
Experts at stretching their dollar - Toowoomba Chronicle Tweet this news
Toowoomba Chronicle--David, 31, Alley, 26, and their children Ashley, 4, Preston, 2, and Lila Sullivan, seven months, live in a Harristown rental home on -David's sole- wage as a ... - Date : Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:47:27 GMT+00:00
Rugby Jacobsen eyes a Chunk of the action at World Cup - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--"I was at Murrayfield as an 11-year-old for the 1990 Grand Slam and seeing the way -David Sole- (coincidentally also a loose head prop) led the team out and ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:02:44 GMT+00:00
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Workers World--Some 5000 protesters marched and rallied in downtown Detroit on Aug. 28 demanding jobs, peace and justice. A coalition of unions, ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:27:47 GMT+00:00
David Wright Is Lonely - New York Magazine Tweet this news
New York Magazine--As the game story for the Mets' 4-1 loss to the Braves last night, Andy Martino sketches Wright as the -sole- samurai warrior left on a doomed, ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:06:59 GMT+00:00
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Brisbane Times--Meanwhile, the bodies of three Australians and one New Zealander have been recovered from a remote Papua New Guinea plane crash site, while the -sole- ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:54:04 GMT+00:00
Neely To Receive 2010 Lester Patrick Trophy - NHL.com Tweet this news
NHL.com--Under his direction, the AHL has expanded to include 30 teams and stretch across the North American continent while becoming the -sole- primary development ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:37 GMT+00:00
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Yahoo! Sports (blog)--But no longer does he have -sole- responsibility for the inning when he is available. "What is not possible, at least for now, is sending Chamberlain to the ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:39:03 GMT+00:00
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Barbarian team captains - International Fixtures

To 1999
Apr 1915: Edgar Mobbs(vs.Wal) * Jan 1948: Haydn Tanner(vs.Aus) * Jan 1952: Jimmy Nelson(vs.SA) * Feb 1954: Rex Willis(vs.NZ) * Feb 1958: Cliff Morgan(vs.Aus) * May 1958: Jim Greenwood(vs.East Africa) * Feb 1961: Ronnie Dawson(vs.SA) * Nov 1962: Ron Jacobs(vs.Can) * Feb 1964: Ronnie Dawson(vs.NZ) * Jan 1967: Noel Murphy(vs.Aus) * Dec 1967: Stewart Wilson(vs.NZ) * May 1969: John O'Shea(vs.Rhodesia) * Jan 1970: Gareth Edwards(vs.SA) * May 1970: John Spencer(vs.Sco XV) * Oct 1970: Frank Laidlaw(vs.Fiji) * Jan 1973: John Dawes(vs.NZ) * Nov 1974: Willie John McBride(vs.NZ) * Jan 1976: Mervyn Davies(vs.Aus) * Jun 1976: Phil Bennett(vs.Can) * Sep 1977: Gerald Davies(vs.Lions) * Dec 1978: Derek Quinnell(vs.NZ) * Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont(vs.Aus)'cancelled * Mar 1983: Fergus Slattery(vs.Sco XV) * Dec 1984: Gareth Davies(vs.Aus) * May 1985: Colin Deans(vs.Ita) * Nov 1988: Philip Matthews(vs.Aus) * Nov 1989: David Sole(vs.NZ) * Sep 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Eng) * Oct 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Wales) * Nov 1990: (vs.Arg) * Sep 1991: (vs.Sco) * Jun 1992: (vs.Rus) * Nov 1992: (vs.Aus) * Dec 1993: Scott Hastings(vs.NZ) * Jun 1994: (vs.Zim) * Dec 1994: Robert Jones(vs.SA) * 1996: (vs.Ire) * Aug 1996: (vs.Sco) * Aug 1996: Arran Pene(vs.Wal) * Dec 1996: (vs.Aus) *
From 2000
May 2000: Ian Jones(vs.Ire) * May 2000: Zinzan Brooke(vs.Sco) * Aug 2000: (vs.Ger) * Dec 2000: Lawrence Dallaglio(vs.SA) * May 2001: (vs.Wal) * May 2001: Tim Horan(vs.Sco) * May 2001: Gary Teichmann(vs.Eng) * Nov 2001: Rob Howley(vs.Aus) * May 2002: Todd Blackadder(vs.Eng) * May 2002: Pat Lam(vs.Wal) * Jun 2002: Ian Jones(vs.Sco) * May 2003: Taine Randell (vs.Eng) * May 2003: Mick Galwey (vs.Sco) * May 2003: Mark Connors (vs.Wal) * May 2004: Taine Randell (vs.Sco) * May 2004: Matt Burke (vs.Wal) * May 2004: Anton Oliver (vs.Eng) * Jun 2004: Rob Baxter (vs.Por) * Dec 2004: Justin Marshall (vs.NZ) * May 2005: David Humphreys (vs.Sco) * May 2005: Corné Krige (vs.Eng) * May 2006: Raphaël Ibañez (vs.Eng) * May 2006: Will Greenwood (vs.Sco) * Jun 2006: Bobby Skinstad (vs.Geo) * May 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Tun) * Jun 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Esp) * Dec 2007: Mark Regan (vs.SA) * May 2008: (vs.Bel) * May 2008: Morgan Turinui (vs.Ire) * Jun 2008: Mark Regan (vs.Eng) * Dec 2008: John Smit (vs.Aus) * May 2009: Martin Corry (vs.Eng) * Jun 2009: Phil Waugh (vs.Aus) * Dec 2009: Victor Matfield (vs.NZ) * May 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Eng) * Jun 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Ire) * Dec 2010: TBC (vs.SA) *



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