Ross McCann

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Ross McCann
Date of birth (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–present Edinburgh Rugby 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024–present Scotland 1 (0)
2024–present Scotland A 1 (0)
National sevens teams
YearsTeamComps
2017–2022 Scotland 7s
2021–2024 Great Britain
Correct as of 26 July 2021
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team competition

Ross McCann (born 30 October 1997) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays on the wing. [1]

From a sporting family, he and his brothers Ali McCann, who is a footballer who plays for Preston North End F.C., and Lewis McCann who plays for Dunfermline F.C., are all from Edinburgh, born to an English mother and a Northern Irish father. [2]

Ross McCann went to school in Cramond and then the Royal High School, Edinburgh. He played for the Royal High Corstorphine RFC and represented the under-20s for Scotland in the 2017 World Cup in Georgia where he played in every minute of the tournament helping Scotland to 5th Place, their best ever finish. McCann went on then to play for Stewart's Melville RFC and Melrose RFC. [3] He signed a full-time contract to play in Scotland's sevens squad in 2018.

In March 2021 he was named in the Great Britain Rugby Sevens training squad ahead of the 2020 Summer Games. [4] On 18 June 2021 McCann was confirmed in the official Britain squad to travel to Tokyo. [5] He also represented Scotland at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. [6]

In October 2023 McCann made his debut for Edinburgh against Dragons RFC. He went on to sign a two-year contract with Edinburgh starting in summer 2024. [7]

In January 2024 he was named in the Scotland squad for the Six Nations on 16 January 2024. [8]

In June 2024 McCann was added to the Scotland squad for the summer tour to the Americas. [9] He made his Scotland debut against Canada on 6 July 2024, coming on as a replacement.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ross McCann". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. ↑ Forsyth, Paul. "Meet the McCanns: Ross, Ali, Lewis (and Scott) uphold family tradition". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ↑ January 2019, Gary Heatly Friday 25. "After growing up on the same street, two Scotland youngsters are on different roads to stardom". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Borderers picked for Olympic rugby sevens squads". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Five Scots make GB Olympic sevens squads". BBC Sport. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Rugby 7s Teams Announced for Birmingham 2022". www.teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  7. ↑ "SEVENS STAR MCCANN COMPLETES CAPITAL HOMECOMING". edinburghrugby.org. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "DARGE AND RUSSELL NAMED CO-CAPTAINS SQUAD UPDATE". scottishrugby.org. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "MCCANN CALLED UP FOR SKYSCANNER AMERICAS TOUR". edinburghrugby.org. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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