Stuart Yule (born 17 March 1976 in South Africa) is a Scottish rugby union strength and conditioning coach with the Scotland international rugby union side. He was previously a coach at Glasgow Warriors. He previously was a weightlifter and represented Scotland at the sport at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Stuart Yule
Birth nameStuart Yule
Date of birth (1976-03-17) 17 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birthSouth Africa
Weight104.23 kg (229.8 lb; 16 st 5.8 lb)
Notable relative(s)Tommy Yule, brother
Rugby union career
Coaching career
Years Team
2007-17 Glasgow Warriors (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach)
2017- Scotland (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach)

Stuart Yule
Sport
Country Scotland
SportWeightlifting

Weightlifting

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Yule was 9 times the Scottish weightlifting champion from 1994 to 2002.

Yule competed in the under 105 kg category in weightlifting.[1]

He represented Scotland in two Commonwealth Games; in 1998 and 2002.[2]

Strongest man competitions

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He was Scotland's strongest man in the under 90 kg category in 2011.

He was Scotland's strongest man in the under 105 kg category in 2012.

Football

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Having graduated in physiotherapy, Yule was previously a physio for Falkirk FC.[3]

Rugby Union

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Coaching career

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He started as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Glasgow Warriors in 2007.[4]

He regularly gives presentations on his strength and conditioning philosophies and the role they have at Glasgow Warriors.[5]

Yule was named as Strength and Conditioning Coach of the year in 2014 by the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.[6]

He was a Director of UKSCA from 2009-11.[7]

He moved to become the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Scotland in the summer of 2017.

Family

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His twin brother Tommy Yule has also represented Scotland at weightlifting.[1] He previously won medals representing England as he was originally not allowed to represent Scotland.[8]

His father represented Scotland at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[8]

His mother represented Scotland at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in the Shot Put.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Weightlifting: Yule not be on your own this time brother, says Tommy; COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNTDOWN. - Free Online Library".
  2. ^ "Results".
  3. ^ "Sorting out the weighting list".
  4. ^ Palmer, Mark. "Stuart Yule: the strong type".
  5. ^ "Notes From Stuart Yule: Physical Preparation of a Professional Rugby Team - Underground Athletics". 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Award for Stuart Yule".
  7. ^ "The UK's Professional Body for Strength and Conditioning - UKSCA".
  8. ^ a b c "Yule hoping to lift spirit of his sport".
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