Darcy Graham
Birth nameDarcy Graham
Date of birth (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthHawick, Scotland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Edinburgh Rugby 60 (170)
Correct as of 26 September 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 Scotland U20 16 (40)
2018–present Scotland 39 (120)
Correct as of 10 October 2023
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2016– Scotland 7s 10 (155)
20th Sir Willie Purves Quaich
In office
2019–2019
Preceded byMatt Fagerson
Succeeded byJamie Ritchie

Darcy Graham (born 21 June 1997) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland national team as a winger and fullback.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Graham played for Hawick Rugby Club, playing in the Scottish Cup final aged only 17.[1]

Professional career

Having been a Scottish Rugby Academy stage 2 player, in 2017 Graham was signed by Edinburgh on a two year professional contract.[2]

He made his debut in the European Challenge Cup against London Irish, scoring a try in a 50-20 win.[3]

International career

He has represented Scotland under 18s, Scotland under 20s and Scotland 7s. In August 2017 Gregor Townsend called Graham up to the extended Scotland national team training squad.[4]

In October 2018 Graham was called up again to the training squad and was then promoted to the main squad. He earned his first cap off the bench against Wales in November 2018.[5] His first international try came in the 2019 Six Nations match against Wales at Murrayfield,[6] and he subsequently scored two tries against England in the Calcutta Cup.[7]

Graham was part of Scotland's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.[8] In 2023 Graham was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[9]

International statistics

Appearances and tries by national team and year
National team Year Apps Tries
Scotland 2018 1 0
2019 10 5
2020 4 2
2021 7 3
2022 11 6
2023 6 8
Total 39 24

International tries

As of 30 September 2023.[10]
Try Opposing team Venue Competition Date Score Result
1  Wales Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2019 Six Nations 9 March 2019 11-15 11-18
2  England Twickenham Stadium, London 16 March 2019 31-12 38-38
3 31-24
4  Georgia Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 31 August 2019 10-35 10-44
5  Georgia Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 6 September 2019 22-9 36-9
6  Georgia Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2020 Autumn Internationals 23 October 2020 5-0 48-7
7 41-7
8  Wales Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2021 Six Nations 13 February 2021 8-3 24-25
9  Italy Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 20 March 2021 17-10 52-10
10  Japan Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2021 Autumn Internationals 20 November 2021 17-9 29-20
11  Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2022 Six Nations 12 February 2022 6-5 20-17
12  Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome 12 March 2022 10-24 22-33
13  New Zealand Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2022 Autumn Internationals 13 November 2022 12-14 23-31
14  Argentina Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 19 November 2022 19-8 52-29
15 24-15
16 50-22
17  Italy Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 29 July 2023 5-0 25-13
18 13-6
19  France Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 5 August 2023 8-21 25-21
20  Tonga Stade de Nice, Nice 2023 Rugby World Cup 24 September 2023 43-17 45-17
21  Romania Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille 30 September 2023 19-0 84-0
22 26-0
23 40-0
24 82-0

References

  1. ^ "Scotland U20 () | Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh sign Scotland Under-20s wing Darcy Graham". BBC Sport. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "European Challenge Cup: Edinburgh 50-20 London Irish". BBC Sport. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Gregor Townsend praises young Scotland star Darcy Graham". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Rugby Union (Sky Sports)".
  6. ^ "Highlights: Wales claim narrow 18-11 victory over Scotland". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Wales vs Scotland 3/11/18 Match Report". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2019".
  9. ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
  10. ^ "Darcy Graham". 15 February 2022.


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