Paddy Kelly (rugby union)

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

Paddy Kelly
Birth namePatrick Kelly
Date of birth (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995
Place of birthInverness, Scotland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
SchoolMillburn Academy, Merchiston Castle School
UniversityGlasgow University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2014-15
2015-18
2018-		 Highland RFC
Provence Rugby
Glasgow Hawks
Ayr		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–
2016-17		 Glasgow Warriors
→ London Scottish		 1
10		 (0)
(12)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Scotland U20 9 (5)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2020 Scotland 7s

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 Castle School 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 for season 2016-17. Kelly has again been drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[6]

Kelly has been drafted to Ayr in the Scottish Premiership 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 player. (Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional club). Kelly was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.

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

References
  1. "Kelly is latest London Scottish loan star - Scottish Rugby Union".
  2. "Young Highlander Kelly set for Scotland bow".
  3. "Scotland U20 (Patrick Kelly) - Scottish Rugby Union".
  4. "Patrick Kelly - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  5. "Patrick Kelly off to NZ - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  6. "Pro-player draft".
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Warriors finish pre-season with convincing win over Canada 'A' - Glasgow Warriors".
  9. "London Scottish FC".
  10. "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  11. "Academy duo sign professional contracts - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  12. https://theoffsideline.com/warriors-eight-tries-perth/
  13. https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/1220969582179028993
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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