Ross Graham (rugby union)

Ross Graham is a Scotland Club XV international rugby union player. He plays as a Hooker.

This article is about the rugby union player. For the footballer, see Ross Graham (footballer).

Ross Graham
Birth nameRoss Graham
Date of birth (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995
Place of birthMelrose, Scotland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
SchoolHawick High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Hawick Albion
Hawick PSA
Hawick
Watsonians		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2016–18
2019		 Edinburgh
Yorkshire Carnegie
Glasgow Warriors		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)


2014–15		 Scotland U17
Scotland U18
Scotland U20
Scotland Club XV

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Graham won the Brewin Dolphin Schools Plate with his Hawick High School under-16 team. He first played with Hawick Albion then Hawick PSA.[1]

Graham played for Hawick.[2]

He then moved to Watsonians.

Professional career

Graham was named as a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player in 2015 assigned to Edinburgh. He played in an Edinburgh 'A' match against Glasgow Warriors 'A' in November 2015.

He was signed on a two-year deal by Yorkshire Carnegie in 2016.[3][4]

Graham signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2019 to provide cover over the Rugby World Cup period; when Glasgow are expected to lose 16 international players to World Cup duty.[5]

International career

Graham has played for Scotland U17 and Scotland U18 and made his Scotland U20 debut in 2014.[6]

Graham played in all five of Scotland U20 matches in the 2015 U20 Six Nations tournament. He also played in the U20 World Cup for Scotland.

He was named in the 2016 and 2019 Scotland Club XV Squad.[7]

References
  1. "Scotland U18 (Ross Graham) | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. Harper, Gavin (28 April 2016). "Ross Graham has real ambition and drive to succeed down south".
  3. Barnes, David (27 April 2016). "HAWICK HOOKER ROSS GRAHAM SIGNS TWO YEAR DEAL WITH YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE". The Offside Line.
  4. Verdier, Nick (21 October 2016). "Young Gun: Ross Graham – Yorkshire Carnegie hooker".
  5. "Fresh faces at Scotstoun for pre-season". Glasgow Warriors.
  6. "Ross Graham | Ultimate Rugby Players, News, Fixtures and Live Results". ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. "Scotland club XV". Scottish Rugby Union.


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