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{{Short description|British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player}}
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'''Gordon Bulloch''' (born 26 March 1975) is a former [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player.

==Rugby Union career==

===Amateur career===

He made his debut for [[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]] in November 1995 against a touring side, South African provincial team [[Griquas (rugby)|Griqualand West]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12064294.Youth_given_a_chance/ |title=Youth given a chance |work=The Herald |date=6 November 1995 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> He went on to captain West of Scotland from 1996 to 1997 and took West to promotion to the [[Scottish Premiership (rugby union)|Scottish Premiership]].

===Professional career===

The game turned professional in 1996 and he played for and captained [[Glasgow Rugby]] district team – now [[Glasgow Warriors]]. He is [[List of Glasgow Warriors players|Glasgow Warrior No. 2]] after his professional debut against [[Newbridge RFC|Newbridge]] on 12 October 1996. He captained Glasgow through to 1999.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12311883.West_apos_s_Bulloch_to_lead_Glasgow/ |title=West's Bulloch to lead Glasgow |work=The Herald |date=8 August 1997 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> In November he led the team to the quarter final play-off in the [[1997–98 Heineken Cup|1997–98]] [[Heineken Cup|European Cup]]. In May 2002, he signed a further three-year contract with Glasgow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/young-scots-have-world-at-their-feet-1-567339 |title=Young Scots have world at their feet |first=David |last=Ferguson |work=The Scotsman |date=16 May 2002 |access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref> In December he made his 100th senior appearance for Glasgow.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/captaincy-of-sale-propels-robinson-into-welsh-turf-war-135814.html |title=Captaincy of Sale propels Robinson into Welsh turf war |first=Chris |last=Hewett |work=The Independent |date=13 December 2002|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

Bulloch signed for [[Leeds Tykes]] in May 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/4560111.stm |title=Bulloch agrees Leeds Tykes move |publisher=BBC News |date=19 May 2005}}</ref> He had joined on a two-year contract, although the following year Leeds Tykes were relegated from the Guinness Premiership in England and subsequently freed several players including Bulloch.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/4983278.stm |title=Leeds confirm mass player exodus |publisher=BBC News |date=7 May 2006 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

===International career===

He played for Scotland at U19 and U21 level and has been in four tours in South Africa. In 1996, he was an important player in helping the Scots to fourth place in the 1996 Students' World Cup.

In 1997, he was part of the squad for the Scotland XV tour and played in the three victories on the tour. He won his first A cap in 1997 for Scotland's victory over Emerging Wales, and went on to play against all of Scotland's [[Six Nations Championship|Five Nations]] opponents at that level.

In December 1997 Bulloch made his full Scotland debut in an [[Autumn international]] against [[Springboks|South Africa]] at the [[Murrayfield Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12349065.Massacre_at_Murrayfield__the_South_Africans_bounce_back_from_a_summer_mauling_by_the_Lions_to_Born_again__apos_Boks_are_a_class_above_the_rest/ |title=Massacre at Murrayfield: the South Africans bounce back from a summer mauling by the Lions to Born-again 'Boks are a class above the rest |work=The Herald |date=8 December 1997 |access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> Bulloch went on the [[1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania|1998 tour of Oceania]] but in the first five minute of Scotland's first test against [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] he left the field with a dislocated shoulder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-peerless-burke-1164962.html |title=Rugby Union: Peerless Burke. Australia 45 Scotland 3 |first=Paul |last=Short |work=The Independent |date=13 June 1998|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> In 1999 his performances in Scotland's Five Nations success saw him force his way into the World XV. He played in the [[1999 Rugby World Cup]].

In June 2001 he was called into the [[British & Irish Lions]] squad to cover for an injury to [[Phil Greening]] on the [[2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia|tour of Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/injured-greening-to-leave-lions-1.387254 |title=Injured Greening to leave Lions |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=15 June 2001|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jun/26/rugbyunion.danrookwood |title=Lions stutter towards Test |first=Dan |last=Rookwood |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 June 2001|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

In November 2002, he was named man of the match for his outstanding performance in Scotland's win over South Africa at Murrayfield.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2484037.stm |title=Battling Scots down Springboks |publisher=BBC News |date=16 November 2002 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> He was included in the Zurich World XV for 2002, a notional team list that was compiled based on ratings from detailed video analysis of performances during the past year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3048403 |title=Zurich World XV |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=22 December 2002 |access-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> In August 2003 he played against Wales and in gaining his 53rd cap he became Scotland's most-capped hooker.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-in-sport/bulloch-given-shout-for-irish-test-1-663025 |title=Bulloch given shout for Irish test |work=The Scotsman |date=3 September 2003|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> He was named captain for the following match against the Irish.

He played in the [[2003 Rugby Union World Cup|2003 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5821190.ece |title = The Times & The Sunday Times}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2005, Bulloch captained [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] in the [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]]

He was selected for the [[2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand]] and was picked as captain for the fifth tour match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jun/16/lions2005.rugbyunion2 |title=Bulloch to lead Lions |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2005|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> He captained three of the Lions mid week games. He made his Test debut in the final Test game of the tour – becoming the only Scot to do so on the tour. Bulloch required stitches after an injury was sustained in a training ground incident involving himself and [[John Hayes (rugby union)|John Hayes]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4094274.stm |title=Bulloch plays down training clash |publisher=BBC News |date=15 June 2005 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> He retired from international rugby union shortly after his return from Lions duty.

In June 2014 he lost the accolade of Scotland's most capped hooker to [[Ross Ford]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/scotland/27934759 |title=Ford reaches Scotland milestone |publisher=BBC News |date=June 2014 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

===Administrative career===

In August 2008 he was appointed a non-executive director on the board of [[Scottish Rugby]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/bulloch-back-on-board-at-murrayfield-1-1087801 |title=Bulloch back on board at Murrayfield |work=The Scotsman |date=28 August 2008 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

==Business career==

Bulloch moved back to Scotland and took up employment with Colliers CRE, and returned to play rugby with then third-division West of Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/mckillop-u-turn-adds-spice-to-league-opener-1-1133002 |title=McKillop U-turn adds spice to league opener |work=The Scotsman |date=26 August 2006 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

Bulloch now works for Highland Galvanisers in [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]], as a technical consultant.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNscrum|12571}}

{{British and Irish Lions 2001}}
{{Scotland 2003 Rugby World Cup squad}}
{{British and Irish Lions 2005}}

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