Kenny Logan
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| Full name | Kenneth McKerrow Logan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1989-1997 | Stirling County | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996-1997 1997-2004 2004-2005 2005 |
Glasgow London Wasps Glasgow London Scottish |
5 115 20 |
(31) (862) (25) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Glasgow District | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1992-2003 | Scotland | 70 | (220) |
Kenneth McKerrow "Kenny" Logan (born 3 April 1972 in Stirling, Scotland) is a retired Scottish rugby union player who played wing for Stirling County RFC and Glasgow District at amateur level; Glasgow Warriors, Wasps RFC and London Scottish at professional level; and Scotland at international level. He won three English Premierships with Wasps RFC; and one Scottish Premiership title with Stirling County RFC in 1995, just before the game turned professional.
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Career
As a schoolboy, Logan had football trials as a goalkeeper for Dundee United and Hearts. He left school at 16 and began his rugby career with his hometown club Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17.[1]
Logan played for the amateur provincial side Glasgow District before the side turned professional - and later evolved into the Glasgow Warriors - in 1996. He played for the newly professional team in the 3 matches of the 1996-97 Scottish Inter-District Championship as well as 2 matches in that season's European Challenge Cup, the European Conference.
In 1997, he joined Wasps for his first season in English rugby. Logan was with Wasps for seven seasons. In 2004, he re-signed for Glasgow before joining London Scottish after a season. He retired in 2005.[2]
International career
Logan made his Scotland debut in 1992 against Australia at the age of 19. He was in and out of the side before cementing a position in the starting XV at the 1994 Five Nations Championship. Winning 70 caps over 13 years, scoring 20 tries in the process, he retired from international rugby union after the 2003 World Cup.
Personal life
Logan was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child and found solace in playing sports.[3] He attended Wallace High School but left without sitting for his final exams.[4]
Logan dated newsreader Kirsty Young for three years before marrying television presenter Gabby Yorath.[5] The couple live in Kew, south west London.[6] After undergoing IVF treatment they had twins, who were born on 28 July 2005.[7]
Logan and his wife took part in the fifth series of the BBC celebrity dancing programme Strictly Come Dancing. Kenny was partnered with Ola and Gabby was partnered with James Jordan. Logan ended in 5th place. Gabby finished in 12th place.[citation needed]
Kenny and his wife are past presidents of the children's charity Sparks.[8] In 2009, Logan and Sparks joined forces to organise an annual mass-participation event entitled Logan's Challenge.
In August 2014, Logan was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.[9]
Honours
- Scottish Premiership: 1994−95
- English Premiership: 1996−97, 2002−03, 2003−04
References
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Further reading
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External links
- Wasps profile
- Profile & Stats on ESPN Scrum
- Sporting Heroes entry for Kenny Logan
- Participant in Leading Works 'Sporting Legends Programme' - Leading Works Enjoy Making an Impact
- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2011
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Stirling
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Wasps RFC players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Strictly Come Dancing participants
- Sportspeople from Stirling
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Stirling County RFC players
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international rugby union players
