Richie Vernon
| Full name | Richard John Vernon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) [1] | ||
| School | High School of Dundee | ||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker, Number 8, Centre, | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006–07 2007–11 2011–13 2013– |
Borders Glasgow Sale Sharks Glasgow |
6 48 44 37 |
(0) (10) (50) (20) |
| correct as of 27 March 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– | Scotland | 20 | (0) |
| correct as of 6 February 2013. | |||
Richie Vernon (born 7 July 1987) is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Sale Sharks. He currently plays for Glasgow Warriors for the 2013/14 season.[2]
Main
Educated at the High School of Dundee. He started his pro career at the Borders 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.
He won his first cap for Scotland as a replacement for Johnnie Beattie in the 23 – 10 victory over Fiji in the 2009 Autumn Internationals.[3]
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.[4]
At the end of 2013 he returned to Glasgow [5] 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 lead to an unusual conversion in position to Centre [6] following discussions with Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend & Scotland coach Scott Johnson, who hope to more readily use his 6ft5 frame and evident pace.
Additional
His older brother Dave Vernon is a Scottish international who plays rugby league for the Edinburgh Eagles.
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Richie Vernon profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Scotland back-rower Richie Vernon to return to Glasgow". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Cool Scots douse Fiji flames". Scottish Rugby. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/sale/9425181.stm
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21589769
- ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/richie-vernon-hopes-switch-to-centre-pays-off-1-3231829
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