Alex Craig (rugby union)

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Alex Craig
Birth nameAlexander Iain Craig
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 24)
Place of birthDumfries, Scotland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight118.8 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
UniversityHartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–
2017–2018		 Gloucester
→ Hartpury University		 34
0		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 28 July 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2016–2018
2021-		 Scotland U18s
Scotland U20s
Scotland

2

(0)
Correct as of 11 September 2019

Alex Craig (born 26 April 1997) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. He plays as a lock.

He previously played for Hartpury College in the BUCS Super League competition and afterwards in the RFU Championship from the 2016-17 season. He previously played for Scotland U20s in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship from 2016 to 2018.[1]

On 14 February 2019, Craig signed his first professional contract with Gloucester, thus promoted to the senior squad from the 2019-20 season.[2]

Craig received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[3] He made his international debut for Scotland as a replacement versus Italy on 20 March 2021.[4] He gained his second cap, also as a replacement, in Scotland’s victory over France in Paris on 26 March 2021. Scotland’s first victory against France in Paris since 1999.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Scotland U20 Squad Named for World Championship". DGWGO. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Gloucester Rugby announce senior contracts for five youngsters". Gloucestershire Live. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Stuart Hogg: Exeter Chiefs full-back to captain Scotland in Six Nations". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ Luke McLaughlin (20 March 2021). "Scotland 52-10 Italy: Six Nations – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ Lee Calvert (26 March 2021). "France 23-27 Scotland: Six Nations finale – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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