Background
Beattie is the son of former Scotland number 8 John Beattie and brother of Scotland women"s football player Jenny Beattie.
Beattie is the son of former Scotland number 8 John Beattie and brother of Scotland women"s football player Jenny Beattie.
He was educated at The Glasgow Academy, and played age group rugby for Glasgow and Scotland. As a youth, Beattie also represented Scotland at cricket and played football for the Rangers F.C. youth team Beattie gained his first cap against Romania on 18 November 2006.
He was named in the XV for the standout performers of the 2010 Six Nations Championship by Planet Rugby.