Alastair McHarg
Alastair McHarg is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Lock for the national side between 1968 and 1979.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Like Ian McLauchlan and Gordon Brown who were his contemporaries, McHarg was an Ayrshire man.McHarg played for Irvine since his local club's formation in 1962, before going on to play for [West of Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland R.F.C.|West of Scotland] and London Scottish.
He trained and very occasionally played for Sidmouth RFC when not in use by Scottish.
Provincial career
McHarg played for Anglo-Scots and captained the side.He also played for Surrey.
International career
McHarg won 44 caps for Scotland and also frequently partnered Gordon Brown in the Scottish second row.Richard Bath writes of him that:
Allan Massie says,
Massie also valued his entertainment value as much as his skill.
Despite his skills, there were those who thought that McHarg would have been better as a Number 8.