Sean McGaughey

Sean McGaughey is a former Scottish international rugby union player who played for the Scotland national team.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

McGaughey played for Hawick.

Provincial career

He played for [South of Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland District] in Scottish Inter-District Championship. He won the 1983–84 Scottish Inter-District Championship with the South team.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' once, on 19 February 1984 against France 'B'. Scotland 'B' won the match 13-10. McGaughey was replaced by his club captain Billy Murray in the match. McGaughey was injured and taken to hospital, but luckily he was only diagnosed with a bruised back.
He was capped once by the full senior Scotland side in 1984. He played against Romania. Romania won 28-22 and it was McGaughey's only senior cap.
Prior to the match he got bored and did 21 pull ups from his hotel balcony to celebrate his 21st birthday. He was 9 floors up.
He went on the 1985 Scotland rugby union tour of North America and 1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe, but these were non-cap matches.
He played for the Barbarians in 1984.