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Article: McCall eager to seize second chance

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September 25, 2009
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OPPORTUNITIES can be fleeting in the rarified world of Scottish pro rugby and Dave McCall is more determined than anyone to grasp the chance he has been given at Firhill tonight.

A fast and skilful rugby player, McCall was signed as an apprentice by Edinburgh straight from Stewart's-Melville College. His early career fittingly flew by, representing Scotland at sevens in the 2004 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, winning Scotland Under- 19 caps on the wing and scoring against England, making his Magners League debut against Cardiff in November 2006, and playing for the Scotland sevens team on the IRB World Sevens Series.

He also won Scotland Under-20 caps, but openings at Edinburgh ...

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