John Ross Beattie (born 27 November 1957) is a Scottish broadcaster and former rugby union player.
Beattie was born to Scottish parents in North Borneo, where his father was manager of a rubber estate.
[1] He attended boarding school in Penang, Malaysia and the family returned to Scotland when he was eleven.
[6] On 4 April he started a match against England but suffered a recurrence of a knee injury and was substituted early in the second half.
[10] Ahead of the 2004–05 season, Beattie was appointed as coach of Premier One side Biggar along with Gary Parker.
Beattie's son, Johnnie, is also a Scottish international rugby player, who has won 38 caps since 2006.
One of his daughters, Jen, plays football for Scotland, having won more than 100 caps, and Arsenal and previously for Celtic F.C.