Scott Cummings (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
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Scott James Cummings (born 3 December 1996) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team.
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| Full name | Scott James Cummings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 December 1996 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelvinside Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Strathclyde University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Cummings was born and grew up in Glasgow.[citation needed]
He captained the school rugby 1st team at Kelvinside Academy. He played for Scotland age groups, captaining some.[1] He moved on to the BT Premiership side Glasgow Hawks. He was confirmed as part of SportScotland's academy system in 2013.[2] Cummings was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[3]
Rugby playing career
Club career
Cummings secured an Elite Development Programme and was aligned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2014–15 season.[4] This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors.
The lock made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont Auvergne.[5] He went on to make his competitive debut against the Scarlets on 5 September 2015,[6] and scored his first try the following week in a narrow victory against Connacht.[7]
Cummings graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy and signed a professional contract with Glasgow Warriors on 23 March 2016.[8]
International career
Scotland
Cummings was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s,[9] under-19s[10] and the under-20s. He was in the 2015 Scotland Under-20 World Cup squad.[11] Cummings received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend in October 2017 for the Autumn Internationals.[12]
Cummings received his first full senior cap from the bench for Scotland in the World Cup warm-up match against France on 17 August 2019.[13]
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile.[14]
In 2023 Cummings was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[15]
British and Irish Lions
In May 2025 Cummings was selected by head coach Andy Farrell for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.[16] He made his Lions debut during the first warm-up match, a 24-28 defeat to Argentina in Dublin, on 20 June 2025, becoming Lion #869.[17][18]
Disciplinary record
In 2024 Cummings received a one-week ban for a croc roll.[19]
