Backs Archives - Scottish Rugby

28 Jan 2025

Fergus Burke

Burke began his professional rugby career with Canterbury in the 2019 NPC before debuting for the Crusaders in 2020. In 2022, Burke excelled for Canterbury, finishing as NPC’s top scorer, and contributed to the Crusaders’ Super Rugby titles in 2022 and 2023. Injured in late 2023, he missed most of the 2024 season before then […]

22 Jan 2025

Hamish MacArthur

MacArthur has also come through Heriot’s Rugby Club, and represented Edinburgh at U16 and U18 level. Internationally, the scrum-half featured in the 2024 U18 Six Nations Festival, kicking a penalty in the dying seconds as Scotland U18 beat Italy U18 in their final game.

22 Jan 2025

Angus Hunter

He then moved to Stirling County RFC for three years, before completing his youth rugby at Dollar Academy. He then joined Heriot’s Rugby, where he has played for the Super Series and Premiership sides. Hunter has previously played for Scotland U18 against England U18 and Wales U18 in development games, and was selected for Scotland […]

22 Jan 2025

Guy Rogers

He also played for Gordon’s School before joining the Harlequins academy. The back three player was included in Scotland U20 teams for two friendlies against Wales U20 in December 2024. He was subsequently selected for the 2025 U20 Six Nations. Outside of rugby, Rogers is currently studying Psychology at Surrey University.

22 Jan 2025

Nairn Moncrieff

Moncrieff featured for Scotland U18 in the 2024 U18 Six Nations festival. In December 2024, he played for Emerging Scotland in the fixture against Italy U23. A member of the Edinburgh Rugby pro-academy, Moncrieff is the son of Scotland winger Mark Moncrieff, who received a retrospective cap in 2024 and became cap number 1189.

22 Jan 2025

Noah Cowan

Formerly in the London Irish youth ranks, he now represents the Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Academy. He first played for Scotland U20 in two friendlies against Wales U20 in December 2024, before being selected for the 2025 U20 Six Nations squad. Cowan qualifies via his grandfather born in Falkirk.

5 Nov 2024

Tom Jordan

He made his professional debut in September 2022, starting at stand-off away to Benetton in the opening match of the 2022/23 BKT URC season. He was the only player to feature in every game of Warriors’ URC-winning 2023/24 campaign, making his 50th appearance in the final. He qualifies for Scotland on residency grounds, and was selected […]

4 Sep 2024

Rachel Philipps

The young centre continued her playing career at the University of Edinburgh in 2022 before moving to Watsonian FC in 2023 where she was named player of the match in their Sarah Beaney Cup in at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Rachel has come through the women’s pathway playing for the Scottish Futures side and then in […]

3 Jul 2024

Jamie Dobie

The Inverness-born half-back also impressed at Scotland U18 level, with a rise so rapid that Dobie signed for Glasgow Warriors straight from school. He has already featured in nearly 70 professional games for the Scotstoun side and made his international debut in the 2021 Autumn Nations Series win over Tonga at BT Murrayfield. A second […]

3 Jul 2024

Matt Currie

Currie made his Edinburgh Rugby debut against Munster in 2021, from which point he has reached 40 appearances for the Hive Stadium outfit. His seven tries for Edinburgh include a score against Glasgow Warriors at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in the 1872 Cup last season and a productive campaign saw Currie named in the URC breakout […]