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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editComing 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
editHorne 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
editHorne 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]
Career statistics
editList of international tries
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 23 June 2018 | Estadio Centenario, Resistencia, Argentina |  Argentina
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5–0 | 44–15 | 2018 June rugby union tests |
| 2 | 36–3 | |||||
| 3 | 6 September 2019 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland |  Georgia
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27–9 | 36–9 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 4 | 9 October 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan |  Russia
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19–0 | 61–0 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 5 | 26–0 | |||||
| 6 | 47–0 | |||||
| 7 | 24 September 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France |  Tonga
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29-17 | 45–17 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 8 | 12 July 2024 | Audi Field, Washington DC, United States of America |  United States
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33–7 | 42–7 | 2024 mid-year rugby union tests |
as of 12 July 2024[update]
Personal life
editHorne's brother is the former Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow Warriors (George Horne) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. 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". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Chile v Scotland A". Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "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 Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Glasgow Warriors fansite biography
- Under 20 match report
