Alastair McHarg (born 17 June 1944) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Lock for the national side between 1968 and 1979.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Like Ian McLauchlan and Gordon Brown who were his contemporaries, McHarg was an Ayrshire man. McHarg played for Irvine since his local club's formation in 1962, before going on to play for West of Scotland and London Scottish. He trained and very occasionally played for Sidmouth RFC when not in use by Scottish.

Provincial career

McHarg played for Anglo-Scots and captained the side. He also played for Surrey.

International career

McHarg won 44 caps for Scotland and also frequently partnered Gordon Brown in the Scottish second row. Richard Bath writes of him that: Allan Massie says, Massie also valued his entertainment value as much as his skill. Despite his skills, there were those who thought that McHarg would have been better as a Number 8.

Administrative career

McHarg has been the Director of Rugby at Reading since 2005.

Coaching career

He coached at Sidmouth RFC.

Business career

Alastair still helps run his family business, Anglo Agriparts, selling Massey Ferguson, Ford New Holland, John Deere, David Brown, Fiat and Case IH classic tractor parts online.