| Birth name | Marshall Sykes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marshall Sykes (born 29 December 1999)[1] is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
Skyes began his professional career in the Scottish Rugby Academy and was part of the Glasgow Warriors academy as a Stage 3 player. He played for Ayrshire Bulls in the Super 6 league. Sykes then signed for Edinburgh in June 2020, , [2] He made his Pro14 debut in the final round of the 2019–20 Pro14 against Glasgow Warriors.[3][4]
In October 2021 he was called up to the Scotland squad for the Autumn internationals.[5]
He made his Scotland debut against Tonga on 30 October 2021. Scotland won the match 60-14.[6]