Darcy Graham
Darcy Graham (born 21 June 1997) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland national team as a winger and fullback.
| Birth name | Darcy Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hawick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20th Sir Willie Purves Quaich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2019–2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Matt Fagerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jamie Ritchie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career
Amateur career
Graham played for Hawick Rugby Club, playing in the Scottish Cup final aged only 17.[1]
Professional career
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
He 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]
International statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Tries |
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| Scotland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 | |
| Total | 39 | 24 | |
International tries
- As of 30 September 2023.[10]
References
- "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".
- "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
- "Darcy Graham". 15 February 2022.