Scott Cummings (rugby union)

Scott Cummings (born 3 December 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position.

Scott Cummings
Birth nameScott James Cummings
Date of birth (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996
Place of birthGlasgow , Scotland
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
SchoolKelvinside Academy
UniversityStrathclyde University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2017-		 Glasgow Hawks
Currie		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Glasgow Warriors 57 40
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
-
-
2019-		 Scotland U16
Scotland U19
Scotland U20
Scotland

14
5		 -
-
0
5

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Cummings first played his rugby for Kelvinside Academy but moved on to the BT Premiership side Glasgow Hawks. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013.[1] Cummings has been drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]

Professional career

Cummings secured an Elite Development Programme and was aligned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season.[3] This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors.

The lock made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont Auvergne.[4] He went on to make his competitive debut against the Scarlets on 5 September 2015,[5] and scored his first try the following week in a narrow victory against Connacht.[6]

He graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy and signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 23 March 2016.[7]

International career

Cummings was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s,[8] under-19s [9] and the under-20s. He was in the 2015 Scotland Under-20 World Cup squad.[10] Cummings received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend in October 2017 for the Autumn Internationals.[11]

He received his first full senior cap from the bench for Scotland in the World Cup warm-up match against France on 17 August 2019.[12]

References
  1. "Brightest prospects given golden opportunity". sportscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  2. "Pro-player draft". glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "BBC Sport - Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport.
  4. "Townsend pleased despite Clermont defeat". glasgowwarriors.org.
  5. "Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets Match Report". glasgowwarriors.org.
  6. "Glasgow Warriors vs Connacht Match Report". glasgowwarriors.org.
  7. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/03/23/academy-trio-sign-glasgow-warriors-contracts
  8. "Scotland U16". realise.com.
  9. "Six Edinburgh EDPs called up to Scotland U19". edinburghrugby.org.
  10. "World U20s 2015: Scotland make eight changes for Ireland". The Sport Review.
  11. "Scotland: Gregor Townsend calls up 10 new caps for autumn Tests". BBC. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. Team, The Offside Line (17 August 2019). "France v Scotland: ominous start to World Cup build-up". The Offside Line.
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