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Rory Darge
Full nameRory Neil Benjamin Darge
Date of birth (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
SchoolNorth Berwick High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Glasgow Warriors
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2020 Southern Knights 13 (0)
2020 Edinburgh 1 (0)
2021– Glasgow Warriors 48 (15)
Correct as of 24 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2020 Scotland U20 13 (0)
2022– Scotland 22 (25)
Correct as of 3 November 2024

Rory Neil Benjamin Darge (born 23 February 2000) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and captains the Scotland national team.[1]

Club career

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Darge was part of the Edinburgh academy, before signing his first professional contract in July 2019[2] for Super 6 side Southern Knights where he won Southern Knights youth player of the year in his first season.

At the start of the 2020-21 season he signed for Edinburgh Rugby. He made his debut for Edinburgh in Round 6 of the 2020–21 URC against Leinster.[3]

On 16 April 2021 it was announced that he would move to Glasgow Warriors ahead of the new URC season and that he had signed ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4]

International career

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Darge was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2021 Summer internationals.[5]

He made his debut for Scotland in the Six Nations match against Wales on 12 February 2022.[6] Darge was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[7] Darge was named as the Scotland co-captain for the 2024 Six Nations Championship.[8]

Career statistics

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List of international tries

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 February 2022 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  France 8–15 17–36 2022 Six Nations Championship
2 12 August 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France  France 20–27 27–30 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
3 26 August 2023 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Georgia 12–6 33–6 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
4 24 September 2023 Stade de Nice, Nice, France  Tonga 22–10 45–17 2023 Rugby World Cup
5 30 September 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France  Romania 75–0 84–0 2023 Rugby World Cup

as of 1 October 2023[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Rory Darge". Edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Age-grade trio pen pro deals". Edinburgh Rugby. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Eight-try Leinster overpower Edinburgh 50-10 in Pro14". BBC Sport. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Squad update".
  5. ^ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Scotland players rated after tough Six Nations away loss to Wales". The National. 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union. 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Rory Darge and Finn Russell named Scotland co-captains for Six Nations". The Independent. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Rory Darge". 26 February 2022.
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