Alan Tait

Alan Tait
BornAlan Victor Tait
(1964-07-02) 2 July 1964
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight13 st 5 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–88 Kelso
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–98 Newcastle Falcons 19 (10)
1998–2000 Edinburgh
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
South of Scotland
- Reds Trial
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–99 Scotland 27 (81)
1997 British and Irish Lions 2 (5)
Coaching career
Years Team
2009–12 Newcastle Falcons
2022- Southern Knights
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFull back / Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–1992 Widnes 136 225
1992–1996 Leeds 126 176
Total 262 0 0 0 401
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–1993 Great Britain 14 24
1995–1996 Scotland 4 20

Alan Victor Tait (born 2 November 1964) is a Scottish former rugby union and rugby league footballer, and now rugby union coach. He is a defence coach at the Super 6 side Southern Knights. He was previously head coach at Newcastle Falcons.

In rugby union, Tait played outside centre for Kelso, Edinburgh and the Newcastle Falcons. He won 27 international caps for Scotland and 2 for the British and Irish Lions.

In 1988 he moved to Widnes in rugby league, and later played for Leeds. He won 14 caps for Great Britain and 4 for Scotland.