Andrew Davidson (rugby union)

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Andrew Davidson
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Birth nameAndrew Davidson
Date of birth (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School Kelvinside Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2016 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
2015 →London Scottish 1 (0)
2016–2019 Newcastle Falcons 23 (10)
2018 → Glasgow Warriors 2 (0)
2019–2020 Glasgow Warriors 5 (5)
2020–2021 Edinburgh Rugby 13 (5)
2021–2023 Gloucester Rugby 30 (5)
2023–2024 Ealing Trailfinders ()
2024– Skyactivs Hiroshima ()
Correct as of 23 October 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Scotland U20 13 (0)

Andrew Davidson (born 7 November 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player at the Lock position. He currently plays for Ealing Trailfinders having previously played for Gloucester, Glasgow Warriors, London Scottish, Newcastle Falcons and Edinburgh Rugby.

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Davidson was a product of the Scottish Rugby Academy.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Davidson played for Glasgow Hawks when not in use by Glasgow Warriors. [1]

Professional career

Davidson secured an Elite Development Programme place and was aligned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season. [1] This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors.

He was named in 2015 as part of the Scottish Rugby Academy structure again aligned to the Glasgow Warriors. [2] He played for Glasgow Hawks.

The lock made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont Auvergne. [3]

In November 2015 he was loaned to London Scottish by Scottish Rugby Academy, to gain more experience of playing professional rugby. [4]

On 11 May 2016 it was announced that he would be leaving Scottish Rugby Academy to join Newcastle Falcons. [5]

He joined Glasgow Warriors again on 23 August 2018; this time on loan. [6] The loan deal was made permanent for season 2019–20.

He played for Stirling County in the Super 6 on 16 November 2019. He scored a try. [7]

On 8 June 2020, Davidson signs for local rivals Edinburgh ahead of the 2020–21 season. [8]

He joined Gloucester for the 2021–22 season. [9]

On the 10th of February 2023, Gloucester announced Davidson had left the club and joined Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship with immediate effect. [10]

International career

He was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s [11] and under-18s; [12] named in under-19s squad that travelled to Romania [13] and capped by the under-20s. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "BBC Sport - Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport.
  2. ↑ "Players inducted into BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies". glasgowwarriors.org.
  3. ↑ "Townsend pleased despite Clermont defeat". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - London Scottish debut for Robbie Fergusson". glasgowwarriors.com.
  5. ↑ "Scotland U20s lock joins Falcons".
  6. ↑ "Davidson joins on loan | Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Super6: Honours even for Stirling County and Southern Knights". 16 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Edinburgh sign Andrew Davidson from Glasgow Warriors". The Offside Line. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Davidson signs for Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Davidson departs for Ealing Trailfinders". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors (Andrew Davidson) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Andrew Davidson - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC". glasgowhawks.com.
  13. ↑ "Scotland u19 Squad for Romania Tour Named - in at the Side". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  14. ↑ David Ferguson (26 February 2015). "Rugby Show: Scotland's future stars aiming for Gala double". dailyrecord.
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