George Horne (rugby union)
George Horne (born 12 May 1995) is a Scotland international rugby union player who can play at fly-half or scrum-half. He currently plays for Pro14 side Glasgow Warriors.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Coming through the school set up, Horne was a pupil at Bell Baxter High School before moving to Strathallan School. He is currently studying physical education at the University of Edinburgh.

Horne has played for Howe of Fife and Currie.

He currently plays for amateur team Glasgow Hawks when not playing for the Warriors.

Horne was drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.

Professional career

Horne was one of the new inductees for season 2015–16 at the new Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned to professional clubs and Horne was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.

Horne made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a friendly match against the British Army Rugby Union side on 25 September 2015. In a 71–0 victory for the Warriors, Horne came off the bench to grab a try.

In November, 2015, he was loaned to London Scottish, by Glasgow Warriors, to gain more experience of playing professional rugby.

Horne remained as a Stage 3 player assigned to Glasgow Warriors in the 2016-17 season. He made his competitive debut for the Warriors in the Pro12 match against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016. Horne has an exceptional try scoring rate, averaging better than a try every other game at both club and international levels.

International career

Horne has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.

Coming through the Scotland age grades, Horne made his debut for the Scotland 7s side on 2 December 2016 against USA 7s at the Dubai Sevens.

He gained his first senior XV cap for Scotland on 16 June 2018 when playing against the United States. The following week he scored two tries as Scotland beat Argentina 15-44.

On 9 October 2019 Horne scored a hat-trick in a 61-0 win over Russia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He also had a fourth try disallowed for a forward pass in the build up.

Family

His father, Gary Horne, is the coach at Howe of Fife Rugby. His brother is the Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.