Kerr Johnston

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Kerr Johnston
Date of birth (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Galashiels, Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
School Galashiels Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-2022 Gala ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Glasgow Warriors 1 (0)
2024Ampthill 3 (5)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–23 Boroughmuir Bears ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022-24 Scotland U20
2024 Emerging Scotland 1 (0)

Kerr Johnston (born 12 November 2004) is an Emerging Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing position. [1] He previously played for Gala, Boroughmuir Bears and Ampthill.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Gala through the age grades to first team. He played in the 2022 Selkirk Sevens for the club. [2]

Professional career

He joined the Boroughmuir Bears in the Super 6 tournament in 2022-23. [3]

After impressing with the Bears, Johnston joined Glasgow Warriors in 2023, as part of their Scottish Rugby Academy summer intake.

He was loaned out to English Championship side Ampthill in November 2024. [4] He played three times for the Bedfordshire club. [5]

Back with the Glasgow club in January 2025, Johnston was on the bench for the Connacht match on 26 January. He was an unused substitute in that match. He finally made his competitive debut for the Warriors on 16 February 2025 against Dragons in an away match at Rodney Parade in Newport. The Warriors won the match 45 - 20. [6] Johnston became Glasgow Warriors No. 366. [7]

International career

Johnston played for the Scotland U20s from 2022 to 2024. [8] [9]

He played for Emerging Scotland against Italy under 23s on 14 December 2024. [10]

References

  1. "Kerr Johnston". glasgowwarriors.com.
  2. "Selkirk, UK. 07th May, 2022. Selkirk, Saturday 07 May 2022 Kerr Johnston, (GalaRFC) tackles Currie, during The Harris Trust Selkirk 7s for 2022, the penultimate tournament in the K7s series competing for the Buccleuch Estate Cup. Gala 10 v Currie Chieftains 17 Round 1 Kelso vs Peebles Gala vs Currie Selkirk vs Berwick Hawick vs Boroughmuir Melrose vs Dalkeith Edinburgh Accies vs Aberdeen University Jedforest vs Linlithgow Watsonians vs President's VII (Image Credit: Rob Gray/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com.
  3. Barnes, David (26 April 2023). "Super Series Sprint: round three team-of-the-week". Scottish Rugby News from The Offside Line.
  4. "Loan move for Academy duo". glasgowwarriors.com.
  5. "Kerr JOHNSTON profile and stats". all.rugby.
  6. "Dragons v Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.com.
  7. "x.com".
  8. "Gala winger Kerr Johnston called up to Scotland under-20 rugby squad". The Southern Reporter. 21 June 2022.
  9. "Kerr Johnston: Senior rugby success to top tier RWC training". Scottish Rugby. 11 February 2025.
  10. Renton, Colin (14 December 2024). "Emerging Scotland draw positives from Italy Under-23s defeat". Scottish Rugby News from The Offside Line. Retrieved 17 February 2025.