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Iwan Tukalo

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Iwan Tukalo
Birth nameIwan Tukalo
Date of birth (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight11 st 13 lb (76 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Royal HSFP ()
Selkirk ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh District ()
South of Scotland ()
1984 Whites Trial ()
1985-87 Blues Trial ()
1988 Reds Trial ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982-85 Scotland 'B' 5
1985–92 Scotland 37 (60)
1990 Scotland 'A' 1
Coaching career
Years Team
Heriots

Iwan Tukalo (born 5 March 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Wing.

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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The son of a Ukrainian father and Italian mother, Tukalo was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh[2][3] He went on to play for Royal HSFP.

Tukalo then moved to play for Selkirk.

Provincial career

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Tukalo played for Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[4]

On moving to Selkirk, Tukalo then played for South of Scotland.[5]

Tukalo played for the Whites Trial side on 7 January 1984.[6]

The following year Tukalo moved up in contention and played for the Blues Trial side in their first match against the Reds Trial side.[7] He was selected for Blues again in 1986, the Reds winning that match.[8] In the subsequent fixture on 3 January 1987, he was again named in the Blues side against the Reds - and scored the Blues first try.[9]

In January 1988 Tukalo first played for the Reds Trial side.[10]

International career

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Tukalo was capped by Scotland 'B' to play against France 'B' on 7 February 1982. He secured 5 'B' caps in total.

Tukalo won his first cap against Ireland and his last against Australia. He scored a total of 15 tries during his international career.

Tukalo won 37 caps for his country between 1985 and 1992. He was part of the Grand Slam winning team in 1990.[11]

Tukalo has a solitary Scotland 'A' cap which he obtained in the 'A' side's first match, against Spain in 1990.

Coaching career

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Tukalo coached the Heriots side in the Scottish Premiership Division One and is currently not involved with rugby at senior level.

Business career

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Tukalo was awarded his MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School.

Tukalo now has a second career working for Scottish And Southern Energy as sales and development director.

References

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  1. ^ Iwan Tukalo player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ Bateman, Derek (18 January 1984). "Iwan - unlikely name for an honorary Souter". The Herald. Glasgow: 23. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Simon (29 November 1998). "Football: Swansong for soccer-mad Sokoluk". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19851230/238/0011 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  9. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  10. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  11. ^ "Iwan TUKALO - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.