Iain Sinclair

Iain Sinclair (born 7 October 1976 in Scotland) is a Scottish former Scotland A international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position. A product of Scottish Schools U16 and U18, Sinclair went on to captain both Glasgow and Scotland at U18, U19 and U21 age group levels.

He played 6 matches for Glasgow in the Heineken Cup in 1997-98 season. Sinclair also played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship of the 1997-98 season for Glasgow against Edinburgh Rugby. Glasgow won the match 36-20.

In 1997, Sinclair captained the Scottish Silver Thistles, an undefeated Scotland Development XV which toured New Zealand.

For the 1998-99 season onwards, Sinclair played for Edinburgh Rugby winning player of the inter-district Tri Series in 1999. He played a further 10 times in the Heineken Cup for Edinburgh between 1998 and 2001. and Penguin International RFC.

He was a player for the Xodus Steelers, a veteran Scottish Sevens side that contested the Dubai International Veterans Rugby 10's, winning in 2012 and then managing the side in 2013 to back to back victory.

A former Managing Director at Murray Metals, Sinclair is now Executive Director, Global Energy Group.

World-first swim

On September 22, 2025 Sinclair became the first person to swim from the Atlantic to the North Sea along the 60-mile Caledonian Canal. Canal locks were opened so that he could swim uninterrupted. He was aiming to raise £60,000 to help three charities, Crohn’s & Colitis UK, British Heart Foundation, and Mikeysline.