Gus Warr
| Birth name | Fergus James M. Warr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tarporley High School Ellesmere College Dollar Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gus Warr (born 24 September 1999) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby.[1]
Club career
He started playing rugby at Winnington Park RFC aged six before moving to Bowdon RUFC at thirteen.[2] He played school rugby at Tarporley High School before moving to Ellesmere College at fourteen.[3] He joined the Sale Academy aged 14.[2] He moved to Dollar Academy for sixth form.[2][3] In September 2018 he made his Premiership debut for Sale against Harlequins at the Stoop at 18.[2]
International career
He represented Scotland at age grade level (18,19 and 20s)[3] and then competed for England Under-20 against Scotland in the final round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]
In June 2024 Warr was called up to the senior Scotland squad for a tour of The Americas.[5]
He made his Scotland debut against Canada on 6 July 2024 at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa. Scotland won the match 73 points to 12.[6] Warr has the Scotland no. 1222. He also started Scotland's 52-11 win over Chile.[7]
On 30 June 2025 Warr was called up to Scotland's squad for the 2025 mid-year rugby union tests against the Māori All Blacks, Fiji and Samoa. This was following Ben White's departure from the tour squad following his call-up to the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia.[8]
References
- ^ "Gus Warr". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Gus Warr club profile". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Butler, Jack (3 November 2018). "Former Ellesmere College student signs professional contract at Sale Sharks". Whitchurch Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "England U20 v Scotland U20". Scottish Rugby Union. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Ten uncapped players in Scotland's tour squad". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Report: Canada 12-73 Scotland". Scottish Rugby. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Report: Chile 11-52 Scotland". Scottish Rugby. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Lamont, Michael (30 June 2025). "Ben White called up to the British & Irish Lions". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 30 June 2025.