| Date of birth | 8 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ascot, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Queen Victoria School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyle Rowe (born 8 February 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.[1]
Early life
[edit]Rowe's family moved to Scotland when he was 8.[2] He was educated at Queen Victoria School in Dunblane. Rowe started with Falkirk RFC before moving to Glasgow Hawks.[3]
Rowe won the Premiership title and the Scottish Cup with Ayr in 2019; scoring three tries across both finals.[4]
Club career
[edit]He was named as part of the Scotland 7s that will be available to Glasgow Warriors for selection for the first part of the 2019-20 season to help the club deal with the loss of their international players for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[5]
After a stint at Edinburgh he signed for London Irish ahead of the 2021–22 season.[6]
He signed again for Glasgow Warriors on 5 July 2023 in a two-year deal.[7]
International career
[edit]Rowe was capped at Scotland U19 grade.[8]
Rowe was capped for Scotland U20.[1] He played for the U20s from 2018 to 2019.[9]
He was selected as part of the Scotland 7s squad for the London Sevens tournament.[4] He was capped for Scotland 7s during that tournament.[10]
In January 2022 Rowe was named in the Scotland squad for the 6 Nations Championship but did not get to play.[11]
On 9 July 2022 he went on as a replacement for Rory Hutchinson late in the first half in the second test against Argentina in Salta to win his first full international cap. However, he played for just 12 minutes before going off injured.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kyle Rowe". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Settled Rowe on trajectory to the top". Scottish Rugby.
- ^ Barnes, David (7 April 2019). "Premiership Grand Final: Kyle Rowe makes his point". The Offside Line.
- ^ a b "Uncapped duo Kyle Rowe and Kaleem Barreto In Scotland squad for London Sevens – Planet Sevens".
- ^ "Fresh faces at Scotstoun for pre-season". Glasgow Warriors.
- ^ "Irish agree deal for winger Kyle Rowe | 8th July 2021 | News". London Irish. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Kyle Rowe heads back to where it all began with Glasgow Warriors return | The Scotsman".
- ^ "Ayr Rugby Club - Ayr Rugby Club". ayrrugbyclub.co.uk.
- ^ "Kyle Rowe". www.ultimaterugby.com.
- ^ "Kyle Rowe of Scotland during The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019..." Getty Images.
- ^ "Scotland Six Nations squad named and there are five uncapped players". The Scotsman. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Scotland score four tries to send Argentina series to third Test decider". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Kyle Rowe at ESPNscrum
- Kyle Rowe at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Kyle Rowe at Scottish Rugby Union
