Education
Born in Dingwall, he was educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire and it was playing for them he was first scouted.
Born in Dingwall, he was educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire and it was playing for them he was first scouted.
He debuted for Scotland in the second-half defeat against Wales at the age of 22 in August 2003 (23–9). Hall had already represented Scotland at national under-19 and under-21 levels, before starting a training contract with the Glasgow Caledonians (now Glasgow Warriors) before turning professional in 2002. He began his career with Glasgow in the 1999-1900 season, making three substitute appearances in the Welsh-Scottish League.
He made the bench the following season but did not play.
He spent much of the 2001-2002 season recovering from a broken leg but played for Glasgow in 5 matches that season. He then transferred to Edinburgh Rugby where he spent five years learning his craft and cementing his place as Scotland"s first-chioce hooker.
He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup but picked up a knee injury and was forced to withdraw. Foreign the start of the 2007-2008 season Hall went back down the M8 to rejoin the Glasgow Warriors.
In March 2012 he signed his second contract extension, which runs until 2014.
On 24 March 2015, it was announced Hall would retire at the end of the season and move into a career in financial services. With 142 appearances for Glasgow Warriors in his second spell at the club, together with his eight appearances from 1999 to 2002, gives Hall a neat total of 150 appearances for the Glasgow club
