Summary
George Horne (born 12 May 1995) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.[1]
 Horne representing Scotland during the World Rugby Under 20 Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bell Baxter High School Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Coming through the school set up, Horne was a pupil at Bell Baxter High School before moving to Strathallan School. He is currently studying physical education at the University of Edinburgh.
Horne has played for Howe of Fife[2] and Currie.[3]
Horne currently plays for amateur team Glasgow Hawks when not playing for the Warriors.[4]
Horne was drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[5]
Club career edit
Horne was one of the new inductees for season 2015–16 at the new Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to professional clubs and Horne was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[6]
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, Horne was loaned to London Scottish, by Glasgow Warriors, to gain more experience of playing professional rugby.[8]
Horne remained as a Stage 3 player assigned to Glasgow Warriors in the 2016-17 season. He made his competitive debut for the Warriors in the Pro12 match against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016.[9] Horne has an exceptional try scoring rate, averaging better than a try every other game at both club and international levels.
International career edit
Horne has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.[10]
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.[11]
Horne gained his first senior XV cap for Scotland on 16 June 2018 when playing against the United States.[12] The following week he scored two tries as Scotland beat Argentina 15-44.[13]
On 9 October 2019 Horne scored a hat-trick in a 61-0 win over Russia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[14][15] He also had a fourth try disallowed for a forward pass in the build up.
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile.[16]
In 2023 Horne was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[17]
Personal life edit
Horne's brother is the former Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.[18]
References edit
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (George Horne) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "George Horne - 1st XV - Howe of Fife RFC". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Howe of Fife's George Horne brought in to Scotland's GB7s squad". thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
- ^ "George Horne blasts penalty over for last-gasp Hawks win". WestEndReport.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Warriors find out pro draft destinations | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - London Scottish debut for Robbie Fergusson". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Scotland U20 (George Horne) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
- ^ "USA vs Scotland, Sat, 16/06/2018 - 20:00 - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Argentina 15-44 Scotland: Reputations clawed back against toothless Pumas". BBC Sport. 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Scotland vs Russia BBC Sport".
- ^ "Scotland vs Russia RWC 2019".
- ^ "Chile v Scotland A".
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Former Howe of Fife brothers Peter and George Horne called up for Scotland's Six Nations campaign".
External links edit
- George Horne at ESPNscrum
- George Horne at ItsRugby.co.uk
- George Horne at Scottish Rugby Union
- Glasgow Warriors biography
- Glasgow Warriors fansite biography
- Under 20 match report
