George Hunter (rugby union)

George Hunter (born 20 November 1991 in Stevenage) is an English born Bahamian rugby union player. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors at the Tighthead Prop position.

George Hunter
Birth nameGeorge Hunter
Date of birth (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991
Place of birthStevenage, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
SchoolWesthill Academy
UniversityStrathclyde University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)



2013-		 Robert Gordon College
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC
Glasgow Hawks
Ayr RFC		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-16
2013-14		 Glasgow Warriors
→ London Scottish		 3
3		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 20 June 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)


2009-11

2016-		 Scotland U17
Scotland U18
Scotland U20
Scotland Club XV
Bahamas

19

1

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Early life

He grew up in Aberdeen and was educated at Westhill Academy.[1]

Rugby career

Amateur career

He has represented Aberdeen Wanderers RFC and Glasgow Hawks and Ayr.

Professional career

Hunter was part of the Elite Development Programme attached to Glasgow Warriors.

He broke into the full Warriors squad in 2012. He played against the Ospreys and Leinster in the Pro12; and away to Castres Olympique in December 2012 in his European Champions Cup debut.

He joined London Scottish on loan for a short period at the end of the 2013-14 season[2] before rejoining the Warriors and continuing to play for Ayr RFC.

On 17 July 2015 it was announced that Hunter had secured a short term professional contract with Glasgow Warriors to provide depth and competition for places during the 2015 World Cup when the Warriors will lose a host of their top stars on Scotland duty.[3]

Scotland

He has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 18 and Under 20 level. He captained the Under 20 side throughout much of 2011. He played for the Scotland Club XV international side.

Bahamas

Although Hunter was eligible to play for Scotland, his grandfather was from the Bahamas.[4] In 2016 Hunter represented the Bahamas at international level.[5] He made his first appearance for the Bahamas in the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championship against Mexico.[6][7]

References
  1. "George Hunter" (Press release). Scottish Rugby Union. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "George Hunter goes on loan to London Scottish" (Press release). www.glasgowwarriors.org. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/15/07/17/four-players-signed-ahead-new-campaign Four players signed ahead of new campaign
  4. "Ayr Rugby Club Latest News: George to represent the Bahamas".
  5. "George heading off to the Bahamas to play international rugby". www.scrummagazine.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  7. "George on Twitter".
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