Paddy Kelly (rugby union)

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Paddy Kelly
Birth namePatrick Kelly
Date of birth (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School Millburn Academy, Merchiston Castle School
University Glasgow University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)

2014-15
2015-18
2018-		 Highland RFC
Provence Rugby
Glasgow Hawks
Ayr 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–
2016-17		 Glasgow Warriors
→ London Scottish 		1
10		 (0)
(12)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Scotland U20 9 (5)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2020 Scotland 7s

Patrick Kelly (born 18 October 1995) is a Scotland 7s professional rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for London Scottish. [1] Kelly plays at centre.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Kelly was at Millburn Academy in Inverness before winning a scholarship to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh at the age of 15. [2] He captained Merchiston to the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools Cup final in 2012. [3]

He played amateur rugby with Highland RFC. [3] When starting studying with Glasgow University he moved on to play with French club Pays d'Aix Rugby Club, now Provence Rugby, in a gap year. [3]

Kelly moved to play for Glasgow Hawks and played for them at the start of 2016. [4] He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2016 winning the John Macphail Scholarship. [5]

He also started with the Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for season 2016-17, and again for the 2017-18 season. [6] Kelly was drafted to Ayr for the 2018-19 season. [7]

Professional career

In 2015-16 he won a place in the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 (assigned to a professional club) player – Kelly was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.

He made his debut for Warriors against Canada A on 30 August 2016, scoring a try in a 63 – 0 win. [8]

He was then loaned to London Scottish. He made his debut for the Exiles on 17 September 2016 against Rotherham Titans, scoring a try in the 31-30 win for Scottish in the 2016–17 RFU Championship. [9]

He made his competitive debut for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016. [10] Kelly graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy by signing a professional contract with the Warriors for the 2017-18 season. [11]

Kelly was paired with Sam Johnson in the centre for the Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017. [10]

He made his first appearance of the 2018-19 season for the Warriors in their 50 -17 defeat of Harlequins at North Inch, Perth in a preseason friendly on 18 August 2018. [12]

International career

He was capped internationally by Scotland U20. [3] Capped for Scotland 7s, he scored his first try in the World Sevens Series on 25 January 2020. [13] He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kelly is latest London Scottish loan star - Scottish Rugby Union".
  2. ↑ "Young Highlander Kelly set for Scotland bow".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Scotland U20 (Patrick Kelly) - Scottish Rugby Union".
  4. ↑ "Patrick Kelly - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  5. ↑ "Patrick Kelly off to NZ - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  6. ↑ "Pro-player draft".
  7. ↑ "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Warriors finish pre-season with convincing win over Canada 'A' - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "London Scottish FC".
  10. 1 2 "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  11. ↑ "Academy duo sign professional contracts - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  12. ↑ "Warriors romp to eight tries against Quins in successful Perth expedition". 18 August 2018.
  13. ↑ @Scotlandteam (25 January 2020). "7s" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - Preview". Scottish Rugby Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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