Rory Sutherland | |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | Hawick, Scotland |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 1190NaN0 |
School: | Hawick High School |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Ulster |
Years1: | 2014–2021 |
Clubs1: | Edinburgh |
Apps1: | 91 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | Worcester Warriors |
Apps2: | 14 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | Ulster |
Apps3: | 12 |
Points3: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2016– |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repcaps1: | 33 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2021 |
Repteam2: | British & Irish Lions |
Repcaps2: | 3 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 5 May 2023 |
Repupdate: | 28July 2024[1] |
Rory Sutherland (born 24 August 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for French Top 14 club Oyonnax and the Scotland national team.[2]
Sutherland is a former Trinity Primary and Hawick High School pupil.
Sutherland came through the ranks with his hometown club and school sides before representing the Borders and Scotland at under-17 and under-18 in the back-row.
He switched to loose-head prop during his first season of senior rugby at Hawick and, after a season with Biggar, caught the attention of RBS Premiership runners-up and Border League winners Gala.
In 2017, Sutherland suffered a serious adductor injury that threatened his career and required him to spend time in a wheelchair.[3] [4]
While on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa it was announced that Sutherland would join Worcester Warriors ahead of the 2021/22 season. On 5 October 2022 all Warriors players had their contracts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were employed.[5] Following the termination of his Worcester Warriors contract, Sutherland signed a short-term contact with Ulster.[6] He left Ulster at the end of the season.[7] After the 2023 Rugby World Cup he joined Oyonnax on a one-year contract to play in the French Top 14. [8]
Sutherland received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Vern Cotter on 19 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[9] Sutherland got his first Scotland cap during the Six Nations against Ireland in 2016. By 2021, he had made 18 appearances for Scotland, 16 as a starter and two as a replacement.[10]
In 2023 Sutherland was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[11]
In May 2021, Sutherland was selected in the 37-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.[12] He took to the field in the opening warmup match against Japan at Murrayfield, becoming Lion #840.[13] After strong performances in the tour's warm-up matches, he was selected on the substitutes' bench for the first Test but was subsequently elevated to the starting line up just hours before kick-off. He played 55 minutes as the Lions won 17–22 to lead the series.[14] [15] Then he came off the bench the following week for his second Test cap.[16]
Sutherland is married and they have three children.[17]