Birth name | William Arthur Hurd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ashby School Loughborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Cardiff Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Arthur Hurd (born 29 June 1999) [1] is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his preferred position is prop. [2] Born in Ashby, Leicestershire, Hurd qualifies for Scotland through his maternal grandmother and represented Scotland under 20s during the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [3]
Hurd began playing rugby at Ashby RFC, [3] and was selected in a Midlands under 18s side in 2016, [4] before attending Cardiff Metropolitan University. Hurd was selected for Scotland's under 20s in 2019, [5] before being selected for the BUCS Super Rugby team of the year in 2020. [3]
On 17 February 2021 Hurd signed for his home town side Leicester Tigers. [6] [7] He made his debut as a replacement in Leicester's European Rugby Challenge Cup Round of 16 win against Connacht on 3 April 2021. [8]
In January 2024 Hurd was named in Scotland's squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship, [9] but injured a foot in Leicester's next game, a defeat to Leinster in the European Champions Cup, and had to drop out. [10]
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