Darcy Graham
| Birth name | Darcy Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darcy Graham (born 21 June 1997) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh as a winger or fullback.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Graham played for Hawick Rugby Club, playing in the Scottish Cup final aged only 17.[1]
Professional career
Having been a Scottish Rugby Academy stage 2 player, in 2017 Graham was signed by Edinburgh on a two year professional contract.[2]
He made his debut in the European Challenge Cup against London Irish, scoring a try in a 50-20 win.[3]
International career
He has represented Scotland under 18s, Scotland under 20s and Scotland 7s. In August 2017 Gregor Townsend called Graham up to the extended Scotland national team training squad.[4]
In October 2018 Graham was called up again to the training squad and was then promoted to the main squad. He earned his first cap off the bench against Wales in November 2018.[5] His first international try came in the 2019 Six Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield,[6] and he subsequently scored two tries against England in the Calcutta Cup.[7]
Graham was part of Scotland's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.[8]
References
- ^ "Scotland U20 () | Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Scotland Under-20s wing Darcy Graham". BBC Sport. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "European Challenge Cup: Edinburgh 50-20 London Irish". BBC Sport. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Gregor Townsend praises young Scotland star Darcy Graham". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/wales-vs-scotland/86401
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-union/47510230
- ^ "Wales vs Scotland 3/11/18 Match Report". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/scotland-squad-named-for-rugby-world-cup-2019