RUGBY SHORTS
FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby.
The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career with a three-year stint at French club Bayonne.
Beattie earned 38 caps for Scotland – 13 more than father John and 90 fewer than footballer sister Jen.
He wrote on Instagram: “The time is right to retire from playing the sport I love professionally. Le petit mort as they say in France.”
Beattie began his professional career with Glasgow in 2004. His first international appearance came in 2006 against Romania and h...