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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Peter Horne (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Horne (born 12 May 1995 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scotland 7s international rugby union player. He can play at Fly-half or Scrum-Half. He currently plays for Glasgow Warriors.[1]
Background
Horne was one of the new inductees for season 2015–16 at the new academy structure for Scottish Rugby. He was assigned to the Glasgow and West district.[2]
Coming through the school set up, Horne was a pupil at Bell Baxter High School before moving to Strathallan School. He is now at Edinburgh University studying Physical Education.
Horne has played for Howe of Fife[3] and Currie[4] and represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.[5] He currently plays for amateur team Glasgow Hawks when not playing for the Warriors.[6]
His father is the coach at Howe of Fife Rugby. His brother is the Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.
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]
International level
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.[9]
References
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (George Horne) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "George Horne - 1st XV - Howe of Fife RFC". pitchero.com.
- ^ "Howe of Fife's George Horne brought in to Scotland's GB7s squad". thecourier.co.uk.
- ^ "Scotland U20 (George Horne) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "George Horne blasts penalty over for last-gasp Hawks win". WestEndReport.com.
- ^ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - London Scottish debut for Robbie Fergusson". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series".