Liam McConnell
Scottish rugby union player (born 2004)
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Liam McConnell (born 24 June 2004) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh Rugby. His preferred position is flanker.
| Born | 24 June 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
In December 2024, McConnell made his debut for Edinburgh Rugby against Gloucester Rugby in the EPCR Challenge Cup.[3] In January 2025, he started for the club in the United Rugby Championship for the first time in their match against Scarlets.[4]
At the start of the 2025-26 season, he started against Zebre in the United Rugby Championship, scoring a try in a 31-28 defeat.[5][6][7]
International career
McConnell captained the Scotland national under-20 rugby union team at the 2023 U20 Six Nations Championship.[8] He captained Scotland to the World Rugby U20 Trophy on home soil in Edinburgh in 2024.[9] He made his Scotland 'A' debut coming on as a replacement for Ben Muncaster after 62 minutes in the match against Chile on 23 November 2024.[10] In December 2024, he played as captain for Emerging Scotland against Italy U23.[9]
In October 2025, he was named in the senior Scotland squad for the Autumn internationals.[11] He made his full international debut on 1 November 2025 against the USA at Murrayfield, in an 85-0 win.[12]