Gus Warr

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Gus Warr
Birth nameFergus James M. Warr
Date of birth (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
School Tarporley High School
Ellesmere College
Dollar Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Sale Sharks 71 (20)
Correct as of 20 May 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 England U20 1 (0)
2024 Scotland 2 (10)
Correct as of 26 July 2024 (Scotland updated)

Gus Warr (born 24 September 1999) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby. [1]

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Club career

He started playing rugby at Winnington Park RFC aged six before moving to Bowdon RUFC at thirteen. [2] He played school rugby at Tarporley High School before moving to Ellesmere College at fourteen. [3] He joined the Sale Academy aged 14. [2] He moved to Dollar Academy for sixth form. [2] [3] In September 2018 he made his Premiership debut for Sale against Harlequins at the Stoop at 18. [2]

International career

He represented Scotland at age grade level (18,19 and 20s) [3] and then competed for England Under-20 against Scotland in the final round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [4]

In June 2024 Warr was called up to the senior Scotland squad for a tour of The Americas. [5]

He made his Scotland debut against Canada on 6 July 2024 at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. Scotland won the match 73 points to 12. Warr has the Scotland no. 1222.

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References

  1. "Gus Warr". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gus Warr club profile". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Butler, Jack (3 November 2018). "Former Ellesmere College student signs professional contract at Sale Sharks". Whitchurch Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. "England U20 v Scotland U20". Scottish Rugby Union. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. "Ten uncapped players in Scotland's tour squad". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.