Scott Cummings (rugby union)

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Scott Cummings
Scott Cummings march 2024.jpg
Full nameScott James Cummings AKA C Shot
Date of birth (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
School Kelvinside Academy
University Strathclyde University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Glasgow Warriors
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015– Glasgow Warriors 116 (55)
Correct as of 24 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Scotland U20 14 (0)
2019– Scotland 38 (10)
2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (0)
Correct as of 16 March 2024

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.

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Early life

Cummings first played his rugby for Kelvinside Academy but moved on to the BT Premiership side Glasgow Hawks. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013. [1] Cummings has been drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. [2]

Club career

Cummings secured an Elite Development Programme and was aligned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season. [3] 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. [4] He went on to make his competitive debut against the Scarlets on 5 September 2015, [5] and scored his first try the following week in a narrow victory against Connacht. [6]

Cummings graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy and signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 23 March 2016. [7]

International career

Cummings was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s, [8] under-19s [9] and the under-20s. He was in the 2015 Scotland Under-20 World Cup squad. [10] Cummings received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend in October 2017 for the Autumn Internationals. [11]

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. [12]

He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [13]

In 2023 Cummings was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [14]

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References

  1. "Brightest prospects given golden opportunity". sportscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  2. "Pro-player draft". glasgowwarriors.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "BBC Sport - Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport.
  4. "Townsend pleased despite Clermont defeat". glasgowwarriors.org.
  5. "Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets Match Report". glasgowwarriors.org.
  6. "Glasgow Warriors vs Connacht Match Report". glasgowwarriors.org.
  7. "News".
  8. "Scotland U16". realise.com.
  9. "Six Edinburgh EDPs called up to Scotland U19". edinburghrugby.org.
  10. "World U20s 2015: Scotland make eight changes for Ireland". The Sport Review. 5 June 2015.
  11. "Scotland: Gregor Townsend calls up 10 new caps for autumn Tests". BBC. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. Team, The Offside Line (17 August 2019). "France v Scotland: ominous start to World Cup build-up". The Offside Line.
  13. "Chile v Scotland A".
  14. "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by 22nd Sir Willie Purves Quaich
2021
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