Stuart Yule

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
Place of birthSouth Africa
Weight104.23 kg (229.8 lb; 16 st 5.8 lb)
Notable relative(s)Tommy Yule, brother
Rugby union career
Teams coached
Years Team
2007-17
2017-		 Glasgow Warriors (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Scotland (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Stuart Yule
Sport
Country Scotland
SportWeightlighting

Weightlighting

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

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

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

Rugby Union

Coaching career

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

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]

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References
  1. "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. "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. "Yule hoping to lift spirit of his sport".
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