Rory Sutherland (rugby union)
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hawick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Sutherland (born 24 August 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player known to be a dynamic ball carrier, defender and scrummager. He plays for Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
Education
Sutherland is a former Trinity Primary and Hawick High School pupil.
Playing career
Sutherland came through the ranks with his hometown club and school sides before representing the Borders and Scotland at under-17 and under-18 in the back-row.
He switched to loose-head prop during his first season of senior rugby at Hawick and, after a season with Biggar, caught the attention of RBS Premiership runners-up and Border League winners Gala.
In 2017 Sutherland suffered a serious adductor injury.[2][3]
International career
Sutherland received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Vern Cotter on 19 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[4] Sutherland got his first Scotland cap during the Six Nations against Ireland in 2016. By 2021 he had made 18 appearances for Scotland, 16 as a starter and 2 as a replacement.[5]
British & Irish Lions
In May 2021, Sutherland was selected in the 37-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.[6] He took to the field in the opening warmup match against Japan at Murrayfield, becoming Lion #840.[7] After strong performances in the tour's warm-up matches, he was selected on the substitutes' bench for the first Test but was subsequently elevated to the starting line up just hours before kick-off. He played 55 minutes as the Lions won 17-22 to lead the series.[8][9] Then then came off the bench the following week for his second Test cap.[10]
Personal life
Sutherland has a long-term partner and they have two children.[11]
References
- ^ "Rory Sutherland". Edinburgh Rugby.
- ^ "'Do I f***' - Scottish prop doesn't regret ignoring injury that left him in wheelchair". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Road to recovery almost at an end for Edinburgh prop Rory Sutherland". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Six Nations 2016: Ryan Wilson not in Scotland squad". BBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Rory Sutherland Loosehead Prop". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "British and Irish Lions 2021: Sam Simmonds in 37-man squad but Billy Vunipola misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ https://www.lionsrugby.com/history/lions-player-numbers/
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57914574
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57955588
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/55502358
- ^ https://www.rugbypass.com/news/rory-sutherland-regrets-nothing-edinburgh-rugby/
External links
- profile at Edinburgh Rugby