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'{{Short description|Scottish rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Robbie Fergusson | image = | birth_name = Robert Alexander James Fergusson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|08|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Ayr]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.theclaymoreproject.com/uploads/entities/1003/files/Robbie%20Fergusson%20Q%26A.pdf |title=Robbie Fergusson biography |publisher=Theclaymoreproject.com |access-date=2015-08-24}}</ref> Scotland | nickname = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | weight = {{convert|92|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | ru_position = [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] | ru_nationalteam = [[Scotland national under-17 rugby union team|Scotland U17]]<br />[[Scotland national under-18 rugby union team|Scotland U18]]<br />[[Scotland national under-20 rugby union team|Scotland U20]]<br />[[Scotland national rugby sevens team|Scotland 7s]] | ru_nationalcaps = <br /><br />13 | ru_nationalpoints = <br /><br />(10) | ru_nationalyears = <br /><br />2011–13<br />2017- | ru_clubyears = 2015<br />2015–16<br />2016–17<br />2020-21 | ru_proclubs = [[Glasgow Warriors]]<br />→ [[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]]<br />[[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]]<br />[[Glasgow Warriors]] | ru_clubcaps = 2<br />7<br /><br />9 | ru_clubpoints = (0)<br />(0)<br /><br />(0) | ru_clubupdate = | ru_amateuryears = - | ru_amateurclubs = [[Ayr RFC|Ayr]] | ru_amupdate = | school = | university = | relatives = | ru_ntupdate = 20 August 2015 }} '''Robbie Fergusson''' (born 30 August 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays international rugby for [[Great Britain national rugby sevens team|Great Britain 7s]]. He formerly played for [[Glasgow Warriors]] and [[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]]; and will re-join Glasgow Warriors in January 2022. ==Rugby Union career== ===Amateur career=== Fergusson had been playing for amateur club [[Ayr RFC]] for a number of seasons, since joining the club's mini-rugby section; progressing through the ranks and making his first-team debut, as a 17-year-old, while still a pupil at Wellington School in his home town. His rugby development was curtailed on being diagnosed with cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/robbie-fergusson-sets-sights-on-return-after-cancer-1-3562511|title=Robbie Fergusson sets sights on return after cancer|work=scotsman.com}}</ref> After chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Fergusson returned to rugby in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/rugby/robbie-fergusson-makes-emotional-return-4441641|title=Robbie Fergusson makes emotional return as Ayr Rugby Club beat Currie|author=Ayrshire Post|date=15 October 2014|work=dailyrecord}}</ref> He was assigned [[Ayr RFC|Ayr]] in the Pro draft for the [[Scottish Premiership (rugby)|Scottish Premiership]] sides from [[Scotland national rugby sevens team|Scotland 7s]] for the season 2017-18.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow Warriors {{!}} Warriors in Premiership action|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/009929.php|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.glasgowwarriors.com}}</ref> ===Professional career=== Fergusson has represented Glasgow at under-16, under-17 and under-18.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://srustaging.realise.com/scotland-u20/player/robbie-fergusson|title=Robbie Fergusson|work=realise.com}}</ref> He trained with Glasgow Warriors in the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/backupsquad/007752.php|title=Glasgow Warriors - Robbie Fergusson|work=glasgowwarriors.com}}</ref> He played for the side in a pre-season game against [[Aberdeen GSFP]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/13/08/09/young-guns-emphatic-aberdeen-win |title=Young guns in emphatic Aberdeen win |publisher=Glasgow Warriors |access-date=2015-08-24}}</ref> He came off the bench in a Glasgow Warriors 'A' select versus Edinburgh Rugby 'A' select in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/14/12/22/edinburgh-defeat-glasgow-game-derby|title=Edinburgh defeat Glasgow in A game derby|work=glasgowwarriors.org}}</ref> He was named in the new Scottish Rugby Academy as a stage 3 player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/en/mens-player-profiles_47139/|title=Men's player profiles at Ayr Rugby Football Club|work=ayrrugbyclub.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907002131/http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/en/mens-player-profiles_47139|archive-date=2015-09-07}}</ref> He was part of the squad assigned to Glasgow and the West district <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/15/06/29/bt-sport-scottish-rugby-academy-reaches-significant-milestone|title=BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone|work=scottishrugby.org}}</ref> and was aligned [[Glasgow Warriors]] for the 2015–16 season. He was named in the [[Glasgow Warriors]] squad to take on the French side [[ASM Clermont|Clermont]] in a pre-season game<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowhawks.com/news/andrew-and-scott-on-bench-for-glasgow-1472856.html|title=Andrew and Scott on bench for Glasgow|work=glasgowhawks.com}}</ref> in the 2015 Auvergne Challenge in Issoire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/15/08/13/team-named-face-clermont|title=Team named to face Clermont|work=glasgowwarriors.org}}</ref> During the match Fergusson came on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/15/08/14/townsend-pleased-despite-clermont-defeat|title=Townsend pleased despite Clermont defeat|work=glasgowwarriors.org}}</ref> He made his competitive début coming off the bench in Glasgow's opening game against the [[Scarlets]] in the 2015 [[Pro14|Pro12]]. He earned the [[List of Glasgow Warriors players|Glasgow Warrior No. 250]]. In November 2015 he was loaned to [[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]], by [[Glasgow Warriors]], to gain more experience of playing professional rugby. On 7 April 2016 this deal was made permanent and Fergusson officially signed for London Scottish.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fergusson wins London Scottish deal|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35995147|access-date=2021-08-13}}</ref> In a covid-19 hit season 2020-21 he was with the [[Glasgow Warriors]] squad. He played 10 times for the club in the [[Pro14]] league, starting 9 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robbie Fergusson - United Rugby Championship|url=https://www.unitedrugby.com/clubs/glasgow-warriors/robbie-fergusson|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.unitedrugby.com}}</ref> At the end of the season, Fergusson was thanked in a 'leavers video' by the club for his support to the squad over the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgFhXBreMto|title=2020/21 Leavers|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> On 7 October 2021 it was announced that Fergusson had signed for the Warriors for a third spell with the club; to begin in January 2022 when his commitments end with the GB 7s team. Fergusson stated:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/fergusson-returns-to-scotstoun|title=Fergusson returns to Scotstoun|website=Glasgow Warriors}}</ref> <blockquote> I’m buzzing to have signed for the club. I came through the Glasgow academy, and it’s always been a lifelong rugby dream to sign for Glasgow. My family are here, and Glasgow has been my home club and the club I’ve supported since I was a boy so it was a really easy decision for me when the offer of a contract came through. </blockquote> ===International career=== Fergusson has represented Scotland at under-17 level, under-18 level and under-20 level.<ref name="auto"/> Fergusson is now in the [[Scotland national rugby sevens team|Scotland 7s]] squad. ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{Glasgow Warriors squad}} {{Great Britain men's rugby sevens squad 2020 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fergusson, Robbie}} [[Category:1993 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Rugby union players from Ayr]] [[Category:Scottish rugby union players]] [[Category:Glasgow Warriors players]] [[Category:London Scottish F.C. players]] [[Category:Ayr RFC players]] [[Category:Scotland international rugby sevens players]] [[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players of Great Britain]] [[Category:Rugby union centres]] {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub}}'