Author: Gary Armstrong
Born: 30 September 1966
Bio: Gary Armstrong OBE, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a former Scotland international rugby union player who made his full senior international debut in 1988. He played scrum-half for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons, and the Border Reivers. Armstrong captained Scotland in 1998 and 1999. He joined the 50-cap club when he led Scotland to victory in the World Cup play-off match against Samoa in October 1999. Armstrong finished his career by returning home to play for the newly created professional team, The Borders.

In a 2015 series of articles in *The Herald* titled "The 50 Greatest Scottish Rugby Players," Armstrong was ranked as Scotland's greatest. Armstrong was known for intuitive awareness and was as much an auxiliary flanker, and had uncanny talent to break around the fringes. As well as providing quick service as the connection between forwards and backs, he was known for his toughness and tackling well above his weight. His fearlessness on the pitch led to two serious knee injuries keeping him out the game for lengthy spells.

Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Armstrong_(rugby_union)