![]() Cummings in March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Scott James Cummings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelvinside Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Strathclyde University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott James Cummings (born 3 December 1996) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.
Cummings was born and grew up in Glasgow.[ citation needed ]
He captained the school rugby 1st team at Kelvinside Academy. He played for Scotland age groups, captaining some. [1] He moved on to the BT Premiership side Glasgow Hawks. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013. [2] Cummings was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. [3]
Cummings secured an Elite Development Programme and was aligned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season. [4] This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors.
The lock made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont Auvergne. [5] He went on to make his competitive debut against the Scarlets on 5 September 2015, [6] and scored his first try the following week in a narrow victory against Connacht. [7]
Cummings graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy and signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 23 March 2016. [8]
Cummings was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s, [9] under-19s [10] and the under-20s. He was in the 2015 Scotland Under-20 World Cup squad. [11] Cummings received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend in October 2017 for the Autumn Internationals. [12]
Cummings received his first full senior cap from the bench for Scotland in the World Cup warm-up match against France on 17 August 2019. [13]
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [14]
In 2023 Cummings was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [15]
In May 2025 Cummings was selected by head coach Andy Farrell for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. [16] He made his Lions debut during the first warm-up match, a 24-28 defeat to Argentina in Dublin, on 20 June 2025, becoming Lion #869. [17] [18]
In 2024 Cummings received a one-week ban for a croc roll. [19]