Rory Hughes

Rory William Hughes

Hughes in 2017
Date of birth	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
School	Kings Park Secondary School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Full-back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017-19 GHA Stirling County Ayr () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2020 Glasgow Warriors 74 (105) 2015–2016 → London Scottish (Loan) 6 (20) 2019 Ayrshire Bulls 1 (10) 2020 → Leicester Tigers (Loan) 4 (0) Correct as of 29 April 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Scotland U17 Scotland U18 2012–2013 Scotland U20 10 (0) 2015-2017 Scotland 4 (0) Correct as of 19 June 2017 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2011–2015 Scotland 7s 3 (0)

Rory Hughes (born 4 March 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who recently played for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing or Full-back positions.^[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Hughes was born in Glasgow and was raised in the Castlemilk district; he attended a school with no rugby programme.^[2][3] From the age of 6 he played for GHA, before joining Stirling County and the Scottish Rugby Elite Development system in 2011, aged 18.^[4] He was assigned to Glasgow Warriors, joining the professional squad in 2013. He has since spent time back with Stirling County when released to play for them by the Warriors.

Hughes was assigned to Ayr in the Pro draft for the Scottish Premiership sides from Glasgow Warriors for the 2017-18 season.^[5]

Professional career

On 11 December 2015, Hughes was loaned out to London Scottish to get game time before the Six Nations tournament.^[6] Hughes scored five tries in four appearances for Scottish before returning to Glasgow Warriors in time for the Ospreys game on 31 January 2016.^[7]

Hughes scored his first competitive try for Glasgow Warriors in the match against the Ospreys.^[8]

He made his debut for the Ayrshire Bulls in the Super 6 on 16 November 2019. He scored 2 tries.^[9]

On 2 January 2020 Hughes went on loan to Leicester Tigers.^[10]

International career

Hughes was selected as part of Scotland head coach Vern Cotter's 2015 Rugby Union World Cup training squad of 46 players.^[11]

He made his international début for Scotland against Italy in Turin, Italy on 22 August 2015.^[12][13]

References

1. "Glasgow Warriors (Rory Hughes) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
2. "Rory Hughes ready to deliver on Scotland debut". scotsman.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
3. "Scotland wing Rory Hughes' roots steel him for Test bow". BBC Sport. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
4. "Rory Hughes profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
5. 2017–18 Glasgow Warriors season, glasgowwarriors.com; accessed 17 September 2017.
6. "Hughes joins London Scottish on loan". glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
7. "Harley returns for trip to Swansea". glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
8. "Townsend: We must close games out". glasgowwarriors.org. 31 January 2016.
9. Hay, Iain (16 November 2019). "Super6: Ayrshire Bulls come out on top against Boroughmuir Bears". The Offside Line.
10. "Hughes joins Leicester on loan". Glasgow Warriors.
11. "John Barclay in Scotland's training squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
12. "Rory Hughes ready to deliver on Scotland debut". scotsman.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
13. "Pyrgos strikes late to end Scots' losing run". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

External links

• Rory Hughes Scotland 7s profile
• Rory Hughes in Scotland World Cup training squad