Stuart Pinkerton

Stuart Pinkerton
Full nameStuart Ian Pinkerton
Date of birth (1973-03-25) 25 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthNewcastle, NSW, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight232 lb (105 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–04 Sale Sharks 56 (20)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–01 Waratahs 54 (30)

Stuart Ian Pinkerton (born 25 March 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Born in Newcastle, Pinkerton is an old boy of Scots College and played his first-grade rugby with Randwick.[1]

Pinkerton was a permanent fixture in the NSW Waratahs back-row between 1997 and 2001.[2] He made over 50 appearances in the Super 12 and scored a try against the 2001 British Lions at the Sydney Football Stadium. An Australia "A" representative, Pinkerton left the country in 2001 to join the Sale Sharks and played in their 2002 European Challenge Cup final win over Pontypridd, progressing to club captain by the end of his spell.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pinkerton primed to bring winning mentality to Sale". The Independent. 15 September 2001.
  2. ^ "Pinkerton makes Sale switch". BBC News. 15 August 2001.
  3. ^ "Pinkerton heads home". ESPNscrum. 2 January 2004.