George Horne (rugby union)
Birth name | George Horne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bell Baxter High School, Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Peter Horne (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Horne (born 12 May 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player who can play at fly-half or scrum-half. He currently plays for Pro14 side Glasgow Warriors.[1]
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Coming through the school set up, Horne was a pupil at Bell Baxter High School before moving to Strathallan School. He is currently studying physical education at the University of Edinburgh.
Horne has played for Howe of Fife[2] and Currie.[3]
He currently plays for amateur team Glasgow Hawks when not playing for the Warriors.[4]
Horne was drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[5]
Professional career
Horne was one of the new inductees for season 2015–16 at the new Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to professional clubs and Horne was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[6]
Horne made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a friendly match against the British Army Rugby Union side on 25 September 2015. In a 71–0 victory for the Warriors, Horne came off the bench to grab a try.[7]
In November, 2015, he was loaned to London Scottish, by Glasgow Warriors, to gain more experience of playing professional rugby.[8]
Horne remained as a Stage 3 player assigned to Glasgow Warriors in the 2016-17 season. He made his competitive debut for the Warriors in the Pro12 match against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016.[9] Horne has an exceptional try scoring rate, averaging better than a try every other game at both club and international levels.
International career
Horne has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.[10]
Coming through the Scotland age grades, Horne made his debut for the Scotland 7s side on 2 December 2016 against USA 7s at the Dubai Sevens.[11]
He gained his first senior XV cap for Scotland on 16 June 2018 when playing against the United States.[12] The following week he scored two tries as Scotland beat Argentina 15-44.[13]
On 9 October 2019 Horne scored a hat-trick in a 61-0 win over Russia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[14][15] He also had a fourth try disallowed for a forward pass in the build up.
Family
[citation needed] His brother is the Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (George Horne) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "George Horne - 1st XV - Howe of Fife RFC". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Howe of Fife's George Horne brought in to Scotland's GB7s squad". thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
- ^ "George Horne blasts penalty over for last-gasp Hawks win". WestEndReport.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Warriors find out pro draft destinations | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - London Scottish debut for Robbie Fergusson". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Scotland U20 (George Horne) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
- ^ "USA vs Scotland, Sat, 16/06/2018 - 20:00 - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Argentina 15-44 Scotland: Reputations clawed back against toothless Pumas". 24 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Scotland vs Russia BBC Sport".
- ^ "Scotland vs Russia RWC 2019".
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People educated at Bell Baxter High School
- People educated at Strathallan School
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Howe of Fife RFC players
- Glasgow Hawks players
- Currie RFC players
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Fife
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Scotland international rugby union players