Rory Hutchinson
| Date of birth | 29 January 1996 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Felsted School | ||||||||||||
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Rory Hutchinson is a rugby union player currently playing with Northampton Saints.[1]
Playing predominantly at centre as he progresses with his career, Hutchinson began his rugby at National League 2 South side Shelford RFC, but was soon noticed by the Northampton club and joined their academy ranks.[2]
After appearing for the Saints' second side, the Wanderers, on numerous occasions and being a part of the club's Singha Sevens side, Hutchinson made he senior debut for the club on 31st January 2015, aged just 19 as Saints played local rivals Leicester Tigers.[3]
The centre then had to wait a whole two seasons for his next senior appearance in a Saints shirt, only making his Aviva Premiership debut against Exeter Chiefs in September of 2016. Hutchinson managed to score a point in Saints' tight one point victory over their guest.[4]
Hutchinson has all represented Scotland at age-group level. After having impresses at under-18 level, the centre was called up into the under-20 team.[5] Playing in the IRB Junior World Cup in New Zealand to start, Hutchinson went on fall just one appearance short of the all-time record for number of appearance for the Scotland U20 side, playing 20 times for the country at that level.
References
- ^ "Rory Hutchinson". Northampton Saints. 1996-01-29. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Shelford 37 v Redruth 15". Redruth Rugby. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Report". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "SAINTS 20 EXETER 19 Dream debut for Hutchinson". Northampton Saints. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Scotland U20 (Rory Hutchinson) | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.