George Horne (born 12 May 1995) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.[1]

Early life

Coming through the school set up, Horne was a pupil at Bell Baxter High School before moving to Strathallan School. He is currently studying physical education at the University of Edinburgh.

Horne has played for Howe of Fife[2] and Currie.[3]

Horne currently plays for amateur team Glasgow Hawks when not playing for the Warriors.[4]

Horne was drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[5]

Club career

Horne was one of the new inductees for season 2015–16 at the new Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to professional clubs and Horne was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[6]

Horne made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a friendly match against the British Army Rugby Union side on 25 September 2015. In a 71–0 victory for the Warriors, Horne came off the bench to grab a try.[7]

In November, 2015, Horne was loaned to London Scottish, by Glasgow Warriors, to gain more experience of playing professional rugby.[8]

Horne remained as a Stage 3 player assigned to Glasgow Warriors in the 2016-17 season. He made his competitive debut for the Warriors in the Pro12 match against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016.[9] Horne has an exceptional try scoring rate, averaging better than a try every other game at both club and international levels.

In December 2024, he scored a hattrick of tries and three conversions in the opening round of the 2024–25 Champions Cup beating Sale Sharks 38-19.[10]

International career

Horne has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.[11]

Coming through the Scotland age grades, Horne made his debut for the Scotland 7s side on 2 December 2016 against USA 7s at the Dubai Sevens.[12]

Horne gained his first senior XV cap for Scotland on 16 June 2018 when playing against the United States.[13] The following week he scored two tries as Scotland beat Argentina 15-44.[14]

On 9 October 2019 Horne scored a hat-trick in a 61-0 win over Russia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[15][16] He also had a fourth try disallowed for a forward pass in the build up.

He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile.[17]

In 2023 Horne was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[18]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 June 2018 Estadio Centenario, Resistencia, Argentina  Argentina 5–0 44–15 2018 June rugby union tests
2 36–3
3 6 September 2019 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Georgia 27–9 36–9 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
4 9 October 2019 Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan  Russia 19–0 61–0 2019 Rugby World Cup
5 26–0
6 47–0
7 24 September 2023 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Tonga 29-17 45–17 2023 Rugby World Cup
8 12 July 2024 Audi Field, Washington DC, United States of America  United States 33–7 42–7 2024 mid-year rugby union tests

as of 12 July 2024

Personal life

Horne's brother is the former Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow Warriors (George Horne) - Glasgow Warriors". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ "George Horne - 1st XV - Howe of Fife RFC". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Howe of Fife's George Horne brought in to Scotland's GB7s squad". thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "George Horne blasts penalty over for last-gasp Hawks win". WestEndReport.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Warriors find out pro draft destinations | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Glasgow Warriors - London Scottish debut for Robbie Fergusson". glasgowwarriors.com.
  9. ^ "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Champions Cup: Horne first-half hat-trick as Glasgow outclass Sale - reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Scotland U20 (George Horne) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
  12. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
  13. ^ "USA vs Scotland, Sat, 16/06/2018 - 20:00 - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  14. ^ "Argentina 15-44 Scotland: Reputations clawed back against toothless Pumas". BBC Sport. 24 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Scotland vs Russia BBC Sport".
  16. ^ "Scotland vs Russia RWC 2019". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Chile v Scotland A". Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
  19. ^ "Former Howe of Fife brothers Peter and George Horne called up for Scotland's Six Nations campaign".
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