Rory Hughes
| Birth name | Rory Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kings Park Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Hughes (born 04 Mar 1993 in Glasgow) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing or Full-back positions.[1] He was selected as part of Scotland head coach Vern Cotter's 2015 Rugby Union World Cup training squad of 46 players.[2]
He made his international début for Scotland against Italy in Turin, Italy on Saturday 22 August 2015.[3][4]
On 11 December 2015 Hughes was loaned out to London Scottish to get game time before the Six Nations tournament.[5] Hughes scored five tries in four appearances for Scottish before returning to Glasgow Warriors in time for the Ospreys game on 31 January 2016.[6]
Hughes scored his first competitive try for Glasgow Warriors in the match against the Ospreys.[7]
References
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (Rory Hughes) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Rugby World Cup: John Barclay in Scotland's training squad". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Rory Hughes ready to deliver on Scotland debut". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Pyrgos strikes late to end Scots' losing run". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Hughes joins London Scottish on loan".
- ^ "Harley returns for trip to Swansea".
- ^ "Townsend: We must close games out".