Geoff Cross
| Full name | Geoffrey Dominic Legend Sebastian Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Galashiels Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Tighthead Prop | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003–2006 2006–2014 2014 2014−2016 2015 |
Border Reivers Edinburgh → Glasgow London Irish → London Scottish |
49 162 6 14 0 |
(15) (20) (5) (15) (0) |
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Correct as of 24 January 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009–14 2008–2011 |
Scotland Scotland A |
40 6 |
(10) (0) |
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Correct as of 21 March 2015
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Geoff Cross (born 11 December 1982) is a former Scottish rugby union player who played prop at tight-head for London Irish and Scotland. He is also a qualified doctor.
Geoff entered professional rugby when he joined Border Reivers in 2003 from Heriot’s after having played for Scotland under-21 that year, including being at tight-head in the team who beat England 33–22 at Newbury in the final match of the age group’s world championship.
In December 2006 he moved from the Borders Reivers to Edinburgh on loan until the end of the season, and his debut for the capital city’s team followed later that month in the Magners League game against Glasgow Warriors at Hughenden. The move was made permanent after Cross's ten appearances during the 2006–07 season. He continued to play an increasingly prominent role in the Edinburgh set up and was called up to the Scotland squad for their tour of Argentina in 2008.
He continued to play at Edinburgh until midway through the 2013–14 season, when he was loaned to rivals Glasgow Warriors following an emergency request due to front-row injuries at the Warriors. The departure of Cross, a crowd favourite, to a league rival while Edinburgh were struggling for form and results was an unpopular move with the fans at Murrayfield.
His loan to Warriors lasted to the end of the season where he signed for Aviva Premiership side London Irish once his contract with Edinburgh expired.
Cross was selected for the Scotland squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship. His debut match against Wales ended prematurely when he was sin-binned for a tackle in the air on full-back Lee Byrne. Cross was carried off with horrific self-inflicted head injuries. Many people found this ironic as Cross is a qualified doctor. He did not play for the rest of Scotland's campaign. He has since returned for Edinburgh but was not included in new coach Andy Robinson's squad for the 2009 Autumn Tests. Despite being involved in the Scotland set up, including being selected for the victorious tour of Argentina in 2010, he did not add to his caps during the remainder of 2010.
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