Rory Darge
| Full name | Rory Neil Benjamin Darge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | North Berwick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Neil Benjamin Darge (born 23 February 2000) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.[1]
Club career
Darge was part of the Edinburgh academy, before signing his first professional contract in July 2019[2] for Super 6 side Southern Knights where he won Southern Knights youth player of the year in his first season.
At the start of the 2020-21 season he signed for Edinburgh Rugby. He made his debut for Edinburgh in Round 6 of the 2020–21 URC against Leinster.[3]
On 16 April 2021 it was announced that he would move to Glasgow Warriors ahead of the new URC season and that he had signed ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4]
International career
In June 2021 Darge was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals.[5]
He made his debut for Scotland in the Six Nations match against Wales on 12 February 2022.[6] In 2023 Darge was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[7]
Career statistics
List of international tries
| Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Score |
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| 1 |  France
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2022 Six Nations | 26 February 2022 | 17 - 36 |
| 2 | France
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Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 12 August 2023 | 30 - 27 |
| 3 |  Georgia
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 26 August 2023 | 33 - 6 | |
| 4 |  Tonga
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Stade de Nice, Nice | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 24 September 2023 | 45 - 17 |
| 5 |  Romania
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 30 September 2023 | 84 - 0 |
as of 1 October 2023[update][8]
References
- ^ "Rory Darge". Edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Age-grade trio pen pro deals". Edinburgh Rugby. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Eight-try Leinster overpower Edinburgh 50-10 in Pro14". BBC Sport. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Squad update".
- ^ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Scotland players rated after tough Six Nations away loss to Wales". The National.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Rory Darge". 26 February 2022.
External links
- Rory Darge at European Professional Club Rugby
- Rory Darge at Scottish Rugby Union
- Rory Darge at ESPNscrum
- Rory Darge at ItsRugby.co.uk
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