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| Birth name | Rory Brand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Brand (born 10 April 1998 in Scotland) is a professional rugby union player who plays Scrum-half for Watsonians. [1]
Brand was the first recipient of the Jimmy Higham Scholarship at Wellington College. [2] Jimmy, like Rory, was a student at Standish Community High School in Wigan before becoming a PE teacher at Wellington College.
Brand was briefly on the Salford City Reds Scholarship scheme after gaining rugby league experience with Wigan St Cuthberts ARLFC and became a member of the Sale Sharks Junior Academy in 2013. [3]
In 2015, Brand joined the London Irish Academy. In February 2016, Brand helped London Irish to beat Gloucester 35–11 in the Under 18 Premiership final. [4] Rory Brand captained London Irish at the 2017 Singha Premiership Rugby 7s. [5]
In the 2016–17 season, Brand represented London Irish in the RFU Championship [6] and the 2016–17 British and Irish Cup. [7]
The following season saw Brand feature for the Exiles in the 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup [8] and European Rugby Challenge Cup. [9]
In February 2015, Brand made his debut for the England U18 team in a 21–5 win over France U18 at Doncaster, [3] having previously played for Lancashire U15, U16, the North U16, England U17 and in April 2017 England U19. [3] In February 2017, Brand made his debut for the England U20 team off the bench in a 46–0 victory over Italy at the Northern Echo Arena during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [10] On 3 January 2018 Brand was named in England under-20s squad for the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [11]
On 21 May 2018 Brand was named in the England Under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [12] Brand scored a try against Italy during the pool stage [13] and came off the bench in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France. [14]
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