Ross McCann

Scottish rugby union player
Rugby player
Ross McCann
Date of birth (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023–present Edinburgh Rugby 2 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024–present Scotland 1 (0)
National sevens teams
Years Team Comps
2017–2022 Scotland 7s
2021–2024 Great Britain
Correct as of 26 July 2021
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team competition

Ross McCann (born 30 October 1997) is a Scotland international rugby union player who plays on the wing.[1]

From a sporting family, he and his brothers Ali McCann, who is a footballer who plays for Preston North End F.C., and Lewis McCann who plays for Dunfermline F.C., are all from Edinburgh, born to an English mother and a Northern Irish father.[2]

Ross McCann went to school in Cramond and then the Royal High School, Edinburgh and was a school friend of Charlie Shiel with whom he also played for the Royal High Corstorphine RFC and represented the under-20s for Scotland together. McCann went on then to play for Stewart's Melville RFC and Melrose RFC.[3] He signed a full-time contract to play in Scotland's sevens squad in 2018.

In March 2021 he was named in the Great Britain Rugby Sevens training squad ahead of the 2020 Summer Games.[4] On 18 June 2021 McCann was confirmed in the official Britain squad to travel to Tokyo.[5] He also represented Scotland at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. [6]

In October 2023 McCann made his debut for Edinburgh against Dragons RFC. He went on to sign a two-year contract with Edinburgh starting in summer 2024.[7]

In January 2024 he was named in the Scotland squad for the Six Nations on 16 January 2024.[8]

In June 2024 McCann was added to the Scotland squad for the summer tour to the Americas.[9] He made his Scotland debut against Canada on 6 July 2024, coming on as a replacement.

References

  1. ^ "Ross McCann". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. ^ Forsyth, Paul. "Meet the McCanns: Ross, Ali, Lewis (and Scott) uphold family tradition". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ^ January 2019, Gary Heatly Friday 25. "After growing up on the same street, two Scotland youngsters are on different roads to stardom". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Borderers picked for Olympic rugby sevens squads". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ^ "Five Scots make GB Olympic sevens squads". BBC Sport. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. ^ "Rugby 7s Teams Announced for Birmingham 2022". www.teamscotland.scot. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  7. ^ "SEVENS STAR MCCANN COMPLETES CAPITAL HOMECOMING". edinburghrugby.org. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ "DARGE AND RUSSELL NAMED CO-CAPTAINS SQUAD UPDATE". scottishrugby.org. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "MCCANN CALLED UP FOR SKYSCANNER AMERICAS TOUR". edinburghrugby.org. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ben Robbins,
Callum Hunter-Hill
 John Macphail Scholarship
Patrick Kelly,
Ross McCann
2016 		Succeeded by
Angus Fraser,
Andrew Jardine,
Guy Kelly
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