Cameron Hutchison (born 1 June 1998) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby.
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| Birth name | Cameron Hamish MacDougall Hutchison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | North Berwick High School George Heriot's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Heriot-Watt University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
editHutchison born in Birmingham and moved to North Berwick when he was 2 where he attended North Berwick High School and latterly George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He was awarded a Stage 3 contract in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy in 2016.[1]
Professional career
editIn 2018 Hutchison played in the south of France, through Scottish Rugby's performance partnership with French Federale 1 side Stade Niçois.[2]
He returned to Scotland after his one-year loan period and signed for Heriot's Rugby in Scottish Rugby's Super 6 franchise earning 3 Player of the Match awards.
Hutchison started training with Edinburgh Rugby in November 2020 and made a try-scoring debut for the club in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup clash against Ulster in June 2021.
Following his performances in the Rainbow Cup Hutchison signed a professional contract with Edinburgh Rugby in partnership with FOSROC Super6 side Heriot's Rugby.
Following strong performances at the start of the 2021–2022 United Rugby Championship season, Hutchison's contract was upgraded a full time professional contract with Edinburgh Rugby.[3]
In April 2023 Hutchison announced he would be joining Newcastle Falcons at the start of the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby season.[4]
International career
editHutchison was chosen to lead the Scotland U18s at the inaugural International Series held in Wales in April 2016. He also Captained the Scotland U19s in a game against Georgia U20 in November 2016[5]
Hutchison played in the highly successful Scotland U20 side in the 2016–2017 season[6] before sustaining a season ending injury against England U-20's during a Six Nations game in Northampton. He returned from injury in time to join the team for the 2017-18 World Cup in France.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "30 young Scottish Rugby prospects join BT Academy". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby names 6 players joining Stade Nicois". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Hutchison the latest North Berwick star to pen capital deal". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Edinburgh centre Cameron Hutchison signs up - Newcastle Falcons". NC Falcons. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Harper, Gavin (22 November 2016). "Hutchison given honour of leading under-19s". SCRUM. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Trio set for French test with Scotland under-20s". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Barnes, David (3 June 2018). "World Rugby U20 Championship: Argentina next up for fit again Cameron Hutchison". The Offside Line. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Five Scotland players to watch at the World Rugby U20 Championship". RugbyPass. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links
edit- itsrugby.co.uk Profile
- Cameron Hutchison awarded the FOSROC Player of the Match
- Hutchison tests himself training with Edinburgh Rugby
- Edinburgh Rugby signs Cammy Hutchison Archived 4 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Cameron Hutchison Player Profile at Newcastle Falcons
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