Grant Gilchrist

Grant Gilchrist
Full nameGrant Stuart Gilchrist
Date of birth (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
SchoolLornshill Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Edinburgh Rugby
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011– Edinburgh Rugby 205 (25)
Correct as of 11 November 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Scotland U19 8 (0)
2009–2010 Scotland U20 8 (0)
2013– Scotland 74 (5)
Correct as of 25 November 2024

Grant Stuart Gilchrist (born 9 August 1990) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh and the Scotland national team.[1]

Early life

Gilchrist was schooled at Lornshill Academy, and played with Alloa RFC before moving on to Stirling County RFC.

Initially an Elite Development player at Edinburgh Rugby and following a stint in New Zealand as part of the John Macphail Scholarship, he made his first senior appearance in a 34–13 win over Cardiff Blues in September 2011. In 2015 he was made the club's vice-captain.[2] In August 2016, Edinburgh Rugby named him and Stuart McInally as their co-captains for the coming season.[3]

International career

Gilchrist represented Scotland at under-18, under-19, under-20 levels. He received his first full cap for Scotland against France in the 2013 Six Nations Championship at the Stade de France, aged 22. He was not selected to play in any of Scotland's 2014 Six Nations matches under Scott Johnson.[4] Vern Cotter selected him for the 2014 Scotland rugby union tour of the Americas and South Africa. He captained Scotland for the first time on 20 June 2014 against Argentina,[5] having scored his first international try against Canada the previous week.[6]

Gilchrist was named as captain for Scotland's 2014 Autumn Test campaign, but was forced to withdraw the same week of that announcement when he broke his arm while playing for Edinburgh against Lyon.[4][7] Complications with this injury also led him to miss the 2015 Six Nations Championship and the rest of the 2014–15 Pro12 season.

In 2023 Gilchrist was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[8]

Career statistics

International analysis by opposition

Opposition Played Win Loss Draw Tries Points Win %
Argentina 7 6 1 0 0 0 .857
Australia 5 2 3 0 0 0 .400
Canada 2 2 0 0 1 5 1.000
England 4 3 0 1 0 0 .875
Fiji 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
France 11 5 6 0 0 0 .455
Georgia 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ireland 6 0 6 0 0 0 .000
Italy 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Japan 3 2 1 0 0 0 .667
New Zealand 2 0 2 0 0 0 .000
Romania 3 2 1 0 0 0 .667
Russia 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Samoa 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500
South Africa 2 0 2 0 0 0 .000
United States 3 2 1 0 0 0 .667
Wales 5 1 4 0 0 0 .200
Career 64 36 27 1 1 5 .570

as of 26 August 2023

References

  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Fanzone grid view".
  3. ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (23 August 2016). "Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally named as Edinburgh Rugby co-captains for 2016/17 season". The Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Bathgate, Stuart (20 October 2014). "Grant Gilchrist savours Scotland captaincy nod". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Argentina 19-21 Scotland". BBC Sport. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Canada 17-19 Scotland". BBC Sport. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Scotland's Grant Gilchrist out of autumn Tests with broken arm". BBC News. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
Sporting positions
Preceded by John Macphail Scholarship
Grant Gilchrist,
Harry Leonard,
George Turner
2011 		Succeeded by


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