Zander Fagerson
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Birth name | Zander James Ragnar Fagerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (19 st 10 lb; 276 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | High School of Dundee, Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Matt Fagerson, brother, Rachel Fagerson (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zander James Ragnar Fagerson (born 19 January 1996) is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship.[1]
Rugby union career[]
Amateur career[]
Fagerson was drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]
Professional career[]
Fagerson made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a 40–23 win at Treviso in October 2014 going on to become the youngest player to reach 50 caps for Glasgow Warriors at the age of 21.[3][1]
International career[]
Fagerson represented Scotland at under-16, under-18 and under-20.[1]
Fagerson received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Vern Cotter on 19 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[4] He made his debut for Scotland as a replacement in the Six Nations match against England at Murrayfield on 6 February 2016.[5]
British and Irish Lions[]
In May 2021 Fagerson was selected in the 37-man squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa.[6]
Fagerson took to the field for the first tour match against the Sigma Lions at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, becoming Lion #848.[7][8]
Coaching career[]
From the 2019-20 season Fagerson will be an assistant coach at Glasgow High Kelvinside.[9]
Outside of rugby[]
Outside rugby, Fagerson was Scottish Youth Downhill Mountain Bike Champion in 2010, sang with NYCoS National Boys Choir in 2006 and is a qualified lifeguard.[10]
Fagerson is known affectionately as "Zandbags" amongst Scottish rugby fans due to his love of getting involved in any afters.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Glasgow Warriors: Lifestyle key for debutant Zander Fagerson". BBC. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Pro-player draft". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors rookie Zander Fagerson praised after stunning debut". The Courier. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Six Nations 2016: Ryan Wilson not in Scotland squad". BBC. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "The page you are looking for is not found". thescotlandteam.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lions pick Simmonds but no Billy Vunipola". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Reaction after Adams scores four tries in British & Irish Lions victory". 2 July 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Player Numbers". British & Irish Lions.
- ^ Palmer, Mark (5 May 2019). "Pros spearhead league side's promotion hope" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Preaching to the former choirboy". The Herald. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Tighthead Impact Assessment". Scottish Rugby Blog. 23 March 2020.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union coaches
- Scottish rugby union players
- People educated at the High School of Dundee
- People educated at Strathallan School
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Stirling County RFC players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland
- Rugby union players from Perth, Scotland
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs