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 captains the Scotland national team.[1]
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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
Darge was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2021 Summer internationals.[5]
He made his debut for Scotland in the Six Nations match against Wales on 12 February 2022.[6] Darge was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[7] Darge was named as the Scotland co-captain for the 2024 Six Nations Championship.[8]
Career statistics
List of international tries
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 February 2022 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | France | 8–15 | 17–36 | 2022 Six Nations Championship |
2 | 12 August 2023 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | France | 20–27 | 27–30 | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
3 | 26 August 2023 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Georgia | 12–6 | 33–6 | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
4 | 24 September 2023 | Stade de Nice, Nice, France | Tonga | 22–10 | 45–17 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
5 | 30 September 2023 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France | Romania | 75–0 | 84–0 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
as of 1 October 2023[update][9]
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. 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union. 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Rory Darge and Finn Russell named Scotland co-captains for Six Nations". The Independent. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Rory Darge". 26 February 2022.
External links
- Rory Darge at ESPNscrum
- Rory Darge at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Rory Darge at Scottish Rugby Union