Ruaraidh Hart

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Ruaraidh Hart
Date of birth (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012-22
2022
Birkmyre
Glasgow Hawks
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Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Glasgow Warriors 1 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Scotland U18
2023- Scotland U20 2 (0)

Ruaraidh Hart (born 6 May 2004) is a Scottish rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. Hart's primary position is Flanker but can also play Lock. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Hart played for Birkmyre RFC. [1]

He moved on to play for Glasgow Hawks. [2]

Professional career

Hart was named as a member of the Glasgow Warriors academy for the 2023–24 season. [3]

Glasgow head coach Franco Smith said of the player before his competitive Glasgow debut: [4]

Ruaridh ‘Big’ Hart, as we call him, has done exceptionally well in pre-season. He’s trained well and his detail is excellent. He looks like a seasoned campaigner when it comes to the detail. It’s a good opportunity to step up into the big league and take this experience back to Scotland U20s next week.

He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in Round 10 of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship against Dragons. [5] He became Glasgow Warrior No. 359. [6]

International career

He has represented Scotland U18 in 2022. [7]

He has two caps for Scotland U20. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ruaraidh Hart". Glasgow Warriors.
  2. "Ruaraidh Hart - Glasgow Hawks RFC 1st XV". www.glasgowhawks.com.
  3. Ironside, Shona (27 June 2023). "2023/2024 Contracted Academy Players Confirmed". Scottish Rugby.
  4. Macpherson, Graeme (16 February 2024). "Glasgow v Dragons: tinkerman Franco Smith gets creative with squad selection". The Offside Line.
  5. "Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow Warriors v Dragons". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
  6. https://twitter.com/GlasgowWarriors/status/1758994735824506945
  7. "Ruaraidh Hart". Scottish Rugby.
  8. "Ruaraidh HART profile and stats". all.rugby.