Scottish utility back Dougie Fife played in Major League Rugby between 2021-2024. He represented the New England Free Jacks (2020-2021) and the NOLA Gold (2023-2024).

An Edinburgh native, Fife played rugby growing up and throughout his education, he represented Edinburgh U17s & U18s, as well as Scotland U17s, U19s, and the U20s between 2009-2010 before joining the Edinburgh senior side in the PRO12 (later the PRO14 and now the URC), where he played from 2011-2020, scoring 26 tries in 123 PRO12/PRO14 appearances for his hometown club. Fife earned his international debut for Scotland in the final game of the 2014 Six Nations against Wales, and also appeared in the 2015 Six Nations. He earned 8 Scotland caps between 2014-2018, but was far more prolific on the Sevens stage, scoring 27 tries in 81 games between 2016-2020 and was named Player of the Final at the 2016 London Sevens, which Scotland won.

The New England Free Jacks announced the signing of Dougie Fife for their 2021 MLR campaign. Fife started all 16 games of their 2021 season, scoring 9 tries (T-5th in MLR) and 51pts and racking up over 900m gained (8th in MLR). He spent 2 seasons in New England, scoring 11 tries in 29 appearances (all starts) and gaining 1,775m with ball in hand. On 21st September 2022, the New England Free Jacks traded Fife to the NOLA Gold in exchange for 2023 Salary Cap Considerations (unknown). Fife would spend the next two seasons with the Gold, playing primarily at fullback and earning an additional 26 appearances (25 starts), scoring 2 tries, 1 in each season. He was a member of the Gold team that finally qualified for the MLR Playoffs in 2024, in their 7th season.

achievements:

• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 2
• T-5th in MLR Try Scoring: 2021 (9)
• 8th in MLR Meters Gained: 2021 (949m)