# George Horne (rugby union)

George Horne (born 12 May 1995) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.

## Early life

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.
Horne 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.

## Club 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, Horne 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.
In December 2024, he scored a hattrick of tries and three conversions in the opening round of the 2024–25 Champions Cup beating Sale Sharks 38-19.

## 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.
Horne 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.
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile.
In 2023 Horne was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

## Career statistics
### List of international tries

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 23 June 2018 | Estadio Centenario, Resistencia, Argentina | Argentina | 5–0 | 44–15 | 2018 June rugby union tests |
| 2 | 23 June 2018 | Estadio Centenario, Resistencia, Argentina | Argentina | 36–3 | 44–15 | 2018 June rugby union tests |
| 3 | 6 September 2019 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Georgia | 27–9 | 36–9 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 4 | 9 October 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan | Russia | 19–0 | 61–0 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 5 | 9 October 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan | Russia | 26–0 | 61–0 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 6 | 9 October 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan | Russia | 47–0 | 61–0 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 7 | 24 September 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Tonga | 29-17 | 45–17 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 8 | 12 July 2024 | Audi Field, Washington DC, United States of America | United States | 33–7 | 42–7 | 2024 mid-year rugby union tests |
as of 12 July 2024

## Personal life

Horne's brother is the former Glasgow Warriors centre and Scotland international Peter Horne.