David Michael Barclay Sole OBE (born 8 May 1962) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
He made his full senior Scotland debut in 1986 against France and went on to win 44 caps at prop between 1986 and 1992, with a record 25 as captain.
That year he stood for election as Rector of the University of Dundee, but despite being the favourite candidate he was defeated by Stephen Fry.
[5] Since retiring Sole has worked as a co-commentator for BBC Scotland's coverage of rugby union matches.
He has also embarked on a successful career outside of sport, becoming Managing Partner of "School for CEOs'" in 2017[6] as well as Non-executive director of AM Bid Services.