Will Hurd | |
Birth Name: | William Arthur Hurd |
Birth Date: | 29 June 1999 |
Birth Place: | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England |
Height: | 1.88m |
Weight: | 121kg |
School: | Ashby School Loughborough College |
University: | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Leicester Tigers |
Years1: | 2021– |
Clubs1: | Leicester Tigers |
Apps1: | 41 |
Points1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2019 |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repteam2: | Scotland |
Repcaps2: | 2 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2024 |
Repupdate: | 26 July 2024 |
Clubupdate: | 27 April 2024 |
William Arthur Hurd (born 29 June 1999)[1] is a Scotland international rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his preferred position is prop.[2] Born in Ashby, Leicestershire, Hurd qualifies for Scotland through his maternal grandmother and previously represented Scotland under 20s during the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
Hurd began playing rugby at Ashby RFC,[3] and was selected in a Midlands under 18s side in 2016,[4] before attending Cardiff Metropolitan University. Hurd was selected for Scotland's under 20s in 2019,[5] before being selected for the BUCS Super Rugby team of the year in 2020.[3]
On 17 February 2021 Hurd signed for his home town side Leicester Tigers.[6] [7] He made his debut as a replacement in Leicester's European Rugby Challenge Cup Round of 16 win against Connacht on 3 April 2021.[8]
In January 2024 Hurd was named in 's squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship,[9] but injured a foot in Leicester's next game, a defeat to Leinster in the European Champions Cup, and had to drop out.[10]
He made his Scotland debut against Canada on 6 July 2024 at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. Scotland won the match 73 points to 12. Hurd has the Scotland no. 1226.[11]