Darcy Graham (born 21 June 1997) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team.
| Date of birth | 21 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hawick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editGraham played for Hawick Rugby Club, playing in the Scottish Cup final aged only 17.[1]
Having been a Scottish Rugby Academy stage 2 player, in 2017 Graham was signed by Edinburgh on a two year professional contract.[2]
He made his debut in the European Challenge Cup against London Irish, scoring a try in a 50-20 win.[3]
International career
editHe has represented Scotland under 18s, Scotland under 20s and Scotland 7s. In August 2017 Gregor Townsend called Graham up to the extended Scotland national team training squad.[4]
In October 2018 Graham was called up again to the training squad and was then promoted to the main squad. He earned his first cap off the bench against Wales in November 2018.[5] His first international try came in the 2019 Six Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield,[6] and he subsequently scored two tries against England in the Calcutta Cup.[7]
Graham was part of Scotland's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.[8] In 2023 Graham was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[9]
Graham scored four tries in Scotland's 2024 autumn nations series fixture against Fiji as they went on to win 57-17, a game in which he also won player of the match. During the game, he had briefly become Scotland's joint all time leading try-scorer before Duhan van der Merwe pulled ahead again before the final whistle.[10] Graham scored on his next appearance for Scotland against Portugal, to draw level with Duhan van der Merwe once more as Scotland's leading try scorer. [11]
Career statistics
editList of international tries
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References
edit- ^ "Scotland U20 () | Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Scotland Under-20s wing Darcy Graham". BBC Sport. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "European Challenge Cup: Edinburgh 50-20 London Irish". BBC Sport. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Gregor Townsend praises young Scotland star Darcy Graham". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Rugby Union (Sky Sports)".
- ^ "Highlights: Wales claim narrow 18-11 victory over Scotland". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales vs Scotland 3/11/18 Match Report". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2019". 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union. 16 August 2023.
- ^ English, Tom (2 November 2024). "Graham grabs four in Scotland's eight-try win over Fiji". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ English, Tom. "Graham equals record as nine-try Scotland beat dogged Portugal". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Scotland v Portugal". Scottish Rugby Union. 16 November 2022.
External links
edit- Darcy Graham at ESPNscrum
- Darcy Graham at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Darcy Graham at Edinburgh Rugby
- Darcy Graham at Scottish Rugby Union
