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Paddy Kelly (rugby union)

Paddy Kelly (rugby union)

Scottish rugby union player

Patrick Kelly (born 18 October 1995) is a Scotland 7s professional rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for London Scottish.[1] Kelly plays at centre.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Kelly was at Millburn Academy in Inverness before winning a scholarship to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh at the age of 15.[2] He captained Merchiston to the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools Cup final in 2012.[3]

He played amateur rugby with Highland RFC.[3] When starting studying with Glasgow University he moved on to play with French club Pays d'Aix Rugby Club, now Provence Rugby, in a gap year.[3]

Kelly moved to play for Glasgow Hawks and played for them at the start of 2016.[4] He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2016 winning the John Macphail Scholarship.[5]

He also started with the Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for season 2016-17, and again for the 2017-18 season.[6] Kelly was drafted to Ayr for the 2018-19 season.[7]

Professional career

In 2015-16 he won a place in the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 (assigned to a professional club) player – Kelly was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.

He made his debut for Warriors against Canada A on 30 August 2016, scoring a try in a 63 – 0 win.[8]

He was then loaned to London Scottish. He made his debut for the Exiles on 17 September 2016 against Rotherham Titans, scoring a try in the 31-30 win for Scottish in the 2016–17 RFU Championship.[9]

He made his competitive debut for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016.[10] Kelly graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy by signing a professional contract with the Warriors for the 2017-18 season.[11]

Kelly was paired with Sam Johnson in the centre for the Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[10]

He made his first appearance of the 2018-19 season for the Warriors in their 50 -17 defeat of Harlequins at North Inch, Perth in a preseason friendly on 18 August 2018.[12]

International career

He was capped internationally by Scotland U20.[3] Capped for Scotland 7s, he scored his first try in the World Sevens Series on 25 January 2020.[13] He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[14]

References

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    "Patrick Kelly - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
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    "Patrick Kelly off to NZ - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
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    "Pro-player draft".
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    "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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    "Warriors finish pre-season with convincing win over Canada 'A' - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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    "London Scottish FC".
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    "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
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    "Academy duo sign professional contracts - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
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    "Warriors romp to eight tries against Quins in successful Perth expedition". 18 August 2018.
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    @Scotlandteam (25 January 2020). "7s" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. [14]
    "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - Preview". Scottish Rugby Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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