Stuart originally played rugby for Paris University in season 1997-98[1] before signing for Leicester Tigers in the 1998-99 season. He had 8 starts for the Tigers and a further 8 appearances from the substitutes bench.[2]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 1999[1] playing for them in the Heineken Cup, the Scottish-Welsh League and the Celtic League.
Stuart said of the move: "My main ambition is to play rugby for Scotland and I believe this move will provide me with the best opportunity to achieve that. Scotland's performances in the Five Nations championship inspired me and, having spoken with the Glasgow Caledonians coaching staff, they have assured me that they intend to play the same 15-man game."[1]
Stuart had rejected approaches from England Students and the England Under 21 side to play for Scotland.[3] He believed his grandfather was from Glasgow. He played for Scotland Under 21s[4] in 1997[5] and was then picked for a Scotland 'A' international against Ireland 'A' in the 1999-2000 season, however he was later found to be ineligible in 2000.
His Scottish international career stalled when it was discovered that it was his great-grandfather and not his grandfather that was born in Glasgow.[6] Stuart then had to wait out his residency period before making his dream return to Scotland colours.[7]
He earned a legitimate Scotland 'A' cap to finally confirm his Scottish nationality - against Romania on 5 November 2002.[8] Scotland won the match 21-18, with Stuart coming off the bench.[9]
He was signed by the Border Reivers in 2002.[4] When not involved with the professional provincial side he played for the amateur side Selkirk RFC. He played 4 matches in the Challenge Cup for the Reivers in the first season - and 6 matches in the Heineken Cup the next season[10] as well as matches in the Celtic League.[11]
In 2004, Stuart went back to France and signed for Lyon OU; in 2005 he moved to La Rochelle[12] and played there till 2008.
When Stuart finished his professional playing career he worked in marketing for Force XV. He then became a rugby agent at Top Marque Sports[13] and is now a director of the company.[14]
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Referencesedit
^ abc"Superteam import a Tiger from England". Herald Scotland.
^"Jono Stuart - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
^Robert Cole (16 August 2013). "Hilton ineligible for Scotland after 41 caps". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
^ ab"Selkirk Rugby Football Club website -Borders Allocated Professionals".
jonathan, stuart, born, december, 1975, burnley, england, english, born, former, scotland, international, rugby, union, player, played, glasgow, warriors, then, glasgow, caledonians, centre, position, birth, namejonathan, hamilton, stuartdate, birth, 1975, dec. Jonathan Stuart born 29 December 1975 in Burnley England is an English born former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors then Glasgow Caledonians at the Centre position Jonathan StuartBirth nameJonathan Hamilton StuartDate of birth 1975 12 29 29 December 1975 age 47 Place of birthBurnley EnglandHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Weight98 kg 15 st 6 lb UniversityLoughborough UniversityRugby union careerPosition s CentreAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1997 982002 04Paris University Rugby Selkirk RFC Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 1998 991999 20022002 042004 052005 08Leicester TigersGlasgow WarriorsBorder ReiversLyon OULa Rochelle1667 5 40 International careerYearsTeamApps Points 19972000 02Scotland U21Scotland A Stuart originally played rugby for Paris University in season 1997 98 1 before signing for Leicester Tigers in the 1998 99 season He had 8 starts for the Tigers and a further 8 appearances from the substitutes bench 2 He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 1999 1 playing for them in the Heineken Cup the Scottish Welsh League and the Celtic League Stuart said of the move My main ambition is to play rugby for Scotland and I believe this move will provide me with the best opportunity to achieve that Scotland s performances in the Five Nations championship inspired me and having spoken with the Glasgow Caledonians coaching staff they have assured me that they intend to play the same 15 man game 1 Stuart had rejected approaches from England Students and the England Under 21 side to play for Scotland 3 He believed his grandfather was from Glasgow He played for Scotland Under 21s 4 in 1997 5 and was then picked for a Scotland A international against Ireland A in the 1999 2000 season however he was later found to be ineligible in 2000 His Scottish international career stalled when it was discovered that it was his great grandfather and not his grandfather that was born in Glasgow 6 Stuart then had to wait out his residency period before making his dream return to Scotland colours 7 He earned a legitimate Scotland A cap to finally confirm his Scottish nationality against Romania on 5 November 2002 8 Scotland won the match 21 18 with Stuart coming off the bench 9 He was signed by the Border Reivers in 2002 4 When not involved with the professional provincial side he played for the amateur side Selkirk RFC He played 4 matches in the Challenge Cup for the Reivers in the first season and 6 matches in the Heineken Cup the next season 10 as well as matches in the Celtic League 11 In 2004 Stuart went back to France and signed for Lyon OU in 2005 he moved to La Rochelle 12 and played there till 2008 When Stuart finished his professional playing career he worked in marketing for Force XV He then became a rugby agent at Top Marque Sports 13 and is now a director of the company 14 External links editWarriors signingReferences edit a b c Superteam import a Tiger from England Herald Scotland Jono Stuart Rugby Union Players and Officials ESPN Scrum ESPN scrum Robert Cole 16 August 2013 Hilton ineligible for Scotland after 41 caps The Independent Archived from the original on 14 June 2022 a b Selkirk Rugby Football Club website Borders Allocated Professionals Superteam import a Tiger from England Scots not to appeal on eligibility ESPN scrum BBC News RUGBY UNION Eligibility row hits Scotland Naohiko MORI Jono Stuart Oval Planet All about world RUGBY football Naohiko MORI Scotland A vs Romania XV Romania XV tour 2002 11 05 Oval Planet All about world RUGBY football Archived copy Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 6 January 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link BBC SPORT Rugby Union Borders pay the penalty 24 October 2003 Rugby Player statistics Stuart Jonathan club stats BBC Sport Rugby Union Italy beckons for defence coach Rowland Phillips 29 April 2010 https uk linkedin com in jono stuart 949a2821 self published source Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Stuart amp oldid 1171410611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
