Dave Cherry

David Murdoch Campbell Cherry (born 3 January 1991) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team.

Dave Cherry
Full nameDavid Murray Campbell Cherry
Date of birth (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
SchoolMerchiston Castle School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Edinburgh
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2017 London Scottish 53 (45)
2018– Edinburgh 71 (50)
Correct as of 26 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Scotland U20 7 (0)
2021– Scotland 11 (20)
2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 September 2023

Professional career

Club

Cherry played for Currie until 2014.[1] On leaving London Scottish he then played for French Federale 2 side Stade Niçois.[2]

Cherry signed his first professional contract with London Scottish in 2014. He was with the Exiles till 2017 when he joined Stade Niçois. Cherry joined Edinburgh in the summer of 2018.[3]

International

On 16 January 2019 Gregor Townsend named three hookers among seven uncapped players, for his Scotland Six Nations squad. Cherry was among those selected.[4]

He was not selected in 2019 but was called up again in 2021. Cherry said: "I always thought I was good enough to play at this level, but it [the Scotland squad] was a big step up. But I’ve fitted in pretty well at Edinburgh and I’ve put in some good performances, so I don’t think I’m a million miles off."[5]

He received his first cap for Scotland in the Calcutta Cup match against England at Twickenham Stadium on 6 February 2021. Scotland won the match 11-6.[6] His first start came in the penultimate game of the Championship, a 52-10 victory over Italy in which Cherry scored two tries.[7] His fifth cap came in the postponed match against France on 26 March 2021 which Scotland famously won 27-23, when he scored his third international try [8] In 2023 Cherry was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[9]

Career statistics

List of international tries
Number Position Points Tries Result Opposition Venue Date Ref.
T1 Hooker 10 2 Won Italy Murrayfield Stadium 20 March 2021 [10]
3 Hooker 5 1 Won France Stade de France 26 March 2021 [11]

as of 3 June 2022[12]

References
  1. @ChieftainsRC (6 February 2021). "Great to see former Currie man, David Cherry get his first cap and lift the Calcutta Cup!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "David Cherry". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "Cherry on top as hooker signs for hometown team". Edinburgh Rugby. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. "Six Nations 2019: Scotland include uncapped hookers Kerr, Cherry & Stewart, plus centre Dean". BBC Sport. 16 January 2019.
  5. "David Cherry out to be picked once more after years spent in waiting". The National.
  6. "Scotland record historic Twickenham victory to secure Calcutta Cup". The National.
  7. "Scotland rout sorry Italy at Murrayfield". BBC Sport.
  8. "Cherry try sets Scotland on their way to victory in France". BBC Sport.
  9. "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
  10. Baber, Andy (20 March 2021). "SUPERB SCOTLAND RUN IN EIGHT TRIES TO BEAT ITALY IN EDINBURGH". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. Bennett, Charlie (26 March 2021). "SCOTLAND SEAL LAST-GASP WIN IN PARIS AS WALES BECOME CHAMPIONS". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. "David Murdoch Campbell Cherry". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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