Rory Hutchinson Explained

Rory Hutchinson
Birth Date:29 January 1996
Birth Place:Cambridge, England
Height:1.810NaN0
Weight:950NaN0
School:Felsted School
Position:Centre, Fullback
Currentclub:Northampton Saints
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:Shelford
Apps1:12
Points1:97
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Moseley (loan)
Apps2:4
Points2:5
Years3:2015–
Clubs3:Northampton Saints
Apps3:147
Points3:197
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Coventry (loan)
Apps4:9
Points4:5
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Rotherham Titans (loan)
Apps5:1
Points5:0
Years6:2018
Clubs6:Bedford Blues (loan)
Apps6:10
Points6:0
Repyears1:2014
Repteam1:Scotland U18
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2014–2016
Repteam2:Scotland U20
Repcaps2:20
Reppoints2:37
Repyears3:2019–
Repteam3:Scotland
Repcaps3:7
Reppoints3:15
Clubupdate:16 March 2024
Repupdate:16 March 2024

Rory Hutchinson (born 29 January 1995) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]

Club career

Rory Hutchinson plays predominantly at centre. He began his rugby career at National League 2 South side Shelford RFC.[2]

He joined the Saints' Academy in July 2014. Hutchinson made his senior debut for the club on 31 January 2015, aged just 19 as Saints played local rivals Leicester Tigers.[3]

The centre went on to make his Aviva Premiership debut against Exeter Chiefs in September 2016. Hutchinson scored the club's try of the season in Saints' tight one point victory over their guest.[4]

Since 2017 Hutchinson has been a regular for the Saints' senior side. In 2019 he was part of the team that won the Premiership Cup v Saracens. He won the Gallagher Premiership Player on the month in February 2019 and has been nominated several times since then.

International career

Hutchinson's maternal grandparents were born in Scotland.[5] He first represented Scotland at U18 level. After having impressed at under-18 level, he was called up into the under-20 team.[6] Playing in the IRB Junior World Cup in New Zealand Hutchinson went on to play in 2 further U20 World Cups and 2 U20 Six Nations series. He fell just one appearance short of the all-time record for number of appearance for the Scotland U20 side, playing 20 times for the country at that level.

He received his first full senior cap from the bench for Scotland in the World Cup warm-up match against France on 17 August 2019.[7] He has gone on to gain a further 6 caps and scored 3 tries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rory Hutchinson . Northampton Saints . 1996-01-29 . 2016-11-26.
  2. Web site: Shelford 37 v Redruth 15 . Redruth Rugby . 2014-03-16 . 2016-11-26.
  3. Web site: Report . Northampton Saints . 2016-11-26.
  4. Web site: SAINTS 20 EXETER 19 Dream debut for Hutchinson . Northampton Saints . 2016-09-30 . 2016-11-26.
  5. Web site: From Cambridgeshire to Nice: Rory Hutchinson’s rise with Scotland . National League Rugby . 1 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Scotland U20 (Rory Hutchinson) | Scottish Rugby Union . Scottishrugby.org . 2016-11-26.
  7. Web site: France v Scotland: ominous start to World Cup build-up. The Offside Line. Team. 17 August 2019. The Offside Line.