Rory Brand
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| Birth name | Rory Brand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Brand (born 10 April 1998 in Scotland) is a professional rugby union player who plays Scrum-half for London Irish.
Early career
Brand was the first recipient of the Jimmy Higham Scholarship at Wellington College.[1] Jimmy, like Rory, was a student at Standish Community High School in Wigan before becoming a PE teacher at Wellington College.
Brand was briefly on the Salford City Reds Scholarship scheme after gaining rugby league experience with Wigan St Cuthberts ARLFC and became a member of the Sale Sharks Junior Academy in 2013.[2]
Club career
In 2015, Brand joined the London Irish Academy. In February 2016, Brand helped London Irish to beat Gloucester 35–11 in the Under 18 Premiership final.[3] Rory Brand captained London Irish at the 2017 Singha Premiership Rugby 7s.[4]
In the 2016–17 season, Brand represented London Irish in the RFU Championship[5] and the 2016–17 British and Irish Cup.[6]
The following season saw Brand feature for the Exiles in the 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup[7] and European Rugby Challenge Cup.[8]
International career
In February 2015, Brand made his debut for the England U18 team in a 21–5 win over France U18 at Doncaster,[2] having previously played for Lancashire U15, U16, the North U16, England U17 and in April 2017 England U19.[2] In February 2017, Brand made his debut for the England U20 team off the bench in a 46–0 victory over Italy at the Northern Echo Arena during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9] On 3 January 2018 Brand was named in England under-20s squad for the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[10]
On 21 May 2018 Brand was named in the England Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[11] Brand scored a try against Italy during the pool stage[12] and came off the bench in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.[13]
References
- ^ "Scholarship is perfect sport tribute for Jimmy". Wigan Today. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "RFU profile:Rory Brand". Rugby Football Union. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Match Report: Gloucester Rugby U18 11 London Irish U18 35". Premiership Rugby. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "London Irish youngster aims to boost his Brand with Singha Premiership Rugby 7s showing". Premiership Rugby. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "London Irish profile:Rory Brand". London Irish. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Match Report: Exiles top Pool 2 with bonus-point triumph". London Irish. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Team News: London Irish name team to travel to Kingsholm". London Irish. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "European Challenge Cup: London Irish 20–26 Stade Francais". BBC Sport. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "England U20 defeat Italy in Six Nations". Rugby Football Union. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "England U20 Elite Player Squad Announced". Premiership Rugby. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "England U20: Squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "England U20s defeat Italy at World Rugby U20 Championship". Rugby Football Union. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.