James Scott (rugby union)
| Birth name | James Joseph Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School Malvern College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Scott (born 18 June 1999) is an English rugby union player who plays for Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship. His main position is lock.
Club career
[edit]Having previously studied at Bishops Bluecoat in Hereford before moving to Malvern College, Scott joined the Worcester Warriors academy at Under 15 level and has represented Herefordshire County age-groups. He then joined the Warriors senior academy in 2017.[1]
He made his first-team debut from off the bench in a European Rugby Challenge Cup match against Stade Francais back in October 2018.[2] It followed up with another match in the Challenge Cup against Pau in December 2018.[3]
As well playing regularly for Worcester Cavaliers in the Premiership Rugby Shield, Scott also furthered his development by playing for Hartpury University in the RFU Championship on a dual registration.[4][5]
Scott made his first start against in the opening Premiership Rugby Cup match against Leicester Tigers in September 2019.[6] He played in three European Challenge Cup matches during the season and made his Premiership debut when he started against Wasps in August 2020.[7]
On 18 June 2020, Scott signed his first professional contract to stay with Worcester at Sixways Stadium, thus promoted to the senior squad from the 2020-21 season.[8]
He joined Glasgow Warriors on 18 February 2021 on a 6 week loan deal.[9] He was named on the bench for Glasgow for their Pro14 match the following night against Ulster.[10] He replaced Ryan Wilson for his Pro14 debut on 63 minutes, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 322.[11] The Warriors lost the match by 19 points to 13 points.[12]
On 16 June 2022, Scott was released by Worcester as he signs for Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship in the 2022-23 season.[13]
International career
[edit]Scott has represented England from U16s to 18 levels.[14][15] Scott was a member of the England U20s side that was defeated by France U20s to win the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[16] and then beaten by France in the final of the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship later that year.[17] He was an ever-present for England in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "RUGBY: James Scott called up to Worcester Warriors senior academy". Hereford Times. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Stade Francais 27-38 Worcester". Sky Sports. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Worcester 23-7 Pau". Sky Sports. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "James Scott Haartpury Profile". Hartpury RFC. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Five Worcester Warriors players set for action on loan". Worcester News. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Match report - Tigers young guns come up short at Worcester". Leicester Tigers. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Wasps 32-17 Worcester". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "James Scott promoted to Worcester Warriors senior squad from academy". South Worcester Voice. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors | James Scott joins Glasgow on loan". warriors.co.uk.
- ^ @GlasgowWarriors (18 February 2021). "🆕 Here is your Glasgow Warriors team to face Ulster at Scotstoun tomorrow night, brought to you by @MackenzieConstr…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @GlasgowWarriors (19 February 2021). "63'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @GlasgowWarriors (19 February 2021). "FULL-TIME" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "James Scott signs for Jersey Reds". Warriors. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors' James Scott on bench for England Under 18s". Stourbridge News. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Scott keeps place in England Under-18s side". North Midlands RFU. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors: James Scott to start in England U20s' Six Nations decider". Worcester News. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Former county quartet in England Under-20s squad". North Midlands RFU. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "EIGHT CHANGES AS ENGLAND LOOK TO END UNDER-20S CHAMPIONSHIP ON A HIGH". Six Nations Rugby. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.