George Horne (rugby union)

George Horne
Date of birth (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
SchoolBell Baxter High School
Strathallan School
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Glasgow Warriors
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 → London Scottish (loan) 14 (5)
2016– Glasgow Warriors 95 (288)
Correct as of 13 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 Scotland U20 12 (59)
2018– Scotland 26 (39)
2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (10)
Correct as of 10 October 2023
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016–2018 Scotland 8
Correct as of 20 January 2023

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]

Early life

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

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

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

Horne's brother is the former Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow Warriors (George Horne) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org.
  2. ^ "George Horne - 1st XV - Howe of Fife RFC". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Howe of Fife's George Horne brought in to Scotland's GB7s squad". thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "George Horne blasts penalty over for last-gasp Hawks win". WestEndReport.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Warriors find out pro draft destinations | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone". scottishrugby.org.
  7. ^ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org.
  8. ^ "Glasgow Warriors - London Scottish debut for Robbie Fergusson". glasgowwarriors.com.
  9. ^ "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Scotland U20 (George Horne) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
  11. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
  12. ^ "USA vs Scotland, Sat, 16/06/2018 - 20:00 - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  13. ^ "Argentina 15-44 Scotland: Reputations clawed back against toothless Pumas". BBC Sport. 24 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Scotland vs Russia BBC Sport".
  15. ^ "Scotland vs Russia RWC 2019".
  16. ^ "Chile v Scotland A".
  17. ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
  18. ^ "Former Howe of Fife brothers Peter and George Horne called up for Scotland's Six Nations campaign".

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