Richie Vernon

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Richie Vernon
Birth nameRichard John Vernon
Date of birth (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [1]
School High School of Dundee
University University of Edinburgh
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre, Flanker, Number eight
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)

2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-14
2014-18		 Dundee HSFP
West of Scotland
Dundee HSFP
Ayr
Stirling County
Currie 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–07
2007–11
2011–13
2013–2018
2018–19		 Border Reivers
Glasgow Warriors
Sale Sharks
Glasgow Warriors
London Scottish 		6
48
48
48
18		 (0)
(10)
(50)
(25)
(5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009– Scotland 24 (0)
Correct as of 22 May 2016
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2005-08 Scotland 7s 13 (120)

Richie Vernon (born 7 July 1987) is a former Scotland international rugby union player with London Scottish. He previously was with Glasgow Warriors, playing for the Glasgow side over two spells. He has also previously played for the now defunct Border Reivers and Sale Sharks. [2]

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Educated at the High School of Dundee, Vernon then played for Dundee HSFP. [3]

Vernon has been drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017–18 season. [4]

Professional career

Vernon started his pro career at the Border Reivers until they disbanded in 2007. His contract was then move to Glasgow where he would breakthrough into the team playing mainly at No. 8 or openside flanker.

With the establishment of the "Killer B's" as the first choice back row at Glasgow, he left the Warriors in 2011 for Sale Sharks, signing a two-year deal with hopes for more gametime to develop his game and enhance his prospects for more caps with Scotland. [5]

At the end of 2013 he returned to Glasgow. [6] However, he struggled to tie down a regular starting place in the back row due to injuries form and also stiff competition within the squad. This led to an unusual conversion in position to centre [7] following discussions with Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend and Scotland coach Scott Johnson, who hope to more readily use his 6-foot, 5-inch frame and evident pace.

Vernon announced his retirement from rugby to finish at the end of the 2018–19 season on 12 March 2019. [8]

International career

Vernon played Rugby Sevens for Scotland between 2005 and 2008, gaining his first cap in the Dubai Tournament. [9]

Vernon won his first cap for Scotland as a replacement for Johnnie Beattie in the 23–10 victory over Fiji in the 2009 Autumn Internationals. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Sale Sharks – Richie Vernon profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Scotland back-rower Richie Vernon to return to Glasgow". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Internationalists".
  4. ↑ "Pro-player draft".
  5. ↑ "BBC Sport – Rugby Union – Richie Vernon signs two-year Sale deal from Glasgow". 15 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Scotland back-rower Richie Vernon to return to Glasgow". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Richie Vernon hopes switch to centre pays off".
  8. ↑ "Vernon announces retirement".
  9. ↑ "Scotland 7s (Richie Vernon) – Scottish Rugby Union".
  10. ↑ "Cool Scots douse Fiji flames". Scottish Rugby. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010.


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