Rory Sutherland (rugby union)
Rory Sutherland (born 24 August 1992) is a Scottish rugby union player known to be a dynamic ball carrier, defender and scrummager. He plays for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership. Education. Sutherland is a former Trinity Primary and Hawick High School pupil. Playing career. Sutherland came through the ranks with his hometown club and school sides before representing the Borders and Scotland at under-17 and under-18 in the back-row. He switched to loose-head prop during his first season of senior rugby at Hawick and, after a season with Biggar, caught the attention of RBS  Premiership runners-up and Border League winners Gala. In 2017 Sutherland suffered a serious adductor injury that threatened his career and required him to spend time in a wheelchair. While on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa it was announced that Sutherland would join Worcester Warriors ahead of the 2021/22 season. International career. Sutherland received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Vern Cotter on 19 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Sutherland got his first Scotland cap during the Six Nations against Ireland in 2016. By 2021 he had made  18 appearances for Scotland, 16 as a starter and two as a replacement. British & Irish Lions. In May 2021, Sutherland was selected in the 37-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. He took to the field in the opening warmup match against Japan at Murrayfield, becoming Lion #840. After strong performances in the tour's warm-up matches, he was selected on the substitutes' bench for the first Test but was subsequently elevated to the starting line up just hours before kick-off. He played 55 minutes as the Lions won 17-22 to  lead the series. Then then came off the bench the following week for his second Test cap. Personal life. Sutherland has a long-term partner and they have two children.