Luke Crosbie
| Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Crosbie (born 22 April 1997) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He is a product of Livingston RFC, Crosbie rose through the ranks of the West Lothian side before an opportunity arose at the capital outfit, Currie RFC.
Professional career
He made his debut for Edinburgh off the bench against the Italian outfit Zebre coming on for Cornell du Preez in 64th minute.[2]
In December 2017 after impressing with a physical and abrasive style of style of play allied with a rare turn of pace for a player of his stature, Crosbie signed his first professional deal with the club which will keep him at Edinburgh for at least the next two-and-a-half years.
International career
He was called up to Scotland's squad for the 2019 Six Nations Championship.[3] He was called up again to the 2020 Six Nations Championship squad.[4]
He made his Scotland debut against Tonga on 30 October 2021. Scotland won the match 60-14.[5]
He captained a Scotland 'A' side against Chile on 25th June 2022 in Santiago.
References
- ^ "ACADEMY FOCUS Luke Crosbie". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ^ "Pro14: Edinburgh 16-15 Zebre". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland call up Crosbie, Smith, Dunbar & Harley as Watson drops out". BBC. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Stuart Hogg: Exeter Chiefs full-back to captain Scotland in Six Nations". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Scotland v Tonga".