Ruaridh McConnochie

Ruaridh McConnochie (born 23 October 1991) is a men's rugby union player.[1] He was a member of the silver medal winning team in Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] He had initially been a reserved player.[3], and a full England International, making his debut against Italy at St James's Park in September 2019.

Ruaridh McConnochie

Date of birth	(1991-10-23) 23 October 1991
Place of birth	Lambeth, London
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
School	Yardley Court Cranbrook School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012-2014 2014-2015 University of Gloucestershire Nuneaton RFC Hartpury College () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018– Bath (15) (20) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2019- England 2 5 National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2015-18 2016 England Great Britain Rio 2016
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

McConnochie attended Cranbrook School, Kent, where he played for the school's 1st XV rugby union team.[4]

McConnochie played rugby at the University of Gloucestershire, as well as playing for Nuneaton RFC between 2012 and 2014 before joining Hartpury College. During his days at Hartpury, McConnochie made his debut for England Sevens debut in 2015 Dubai 7's, adding to his GB Student 7's appearance where he won the World University Sevens Championship. Without a doubt the worst rugby playing McConnochie out of the trio; he has done very well for himself to date.

He was a silver Olympic medallist with Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics and World Cup finalist with England. A regular try-scorer in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, a year later, Ruaridh played an integral role in England’s gold medal triumph in Cape Town in December 2016. He also touched down in the 14-12 quarter-final win over New Zealand in Vancouver in March 2017 on the way to England’s gold medal success.

On 31 January 2018, McConnochie signed a professional contract with top English club Bath in the Aviva Premiership from the 2018-19 season.[5]

In June 2019 he was one of four uncapped players named in England's preliminary World Cup training squad.[6] Eddie Jones named McConnochie in the starting line-up to play Wales in England's first warm-up game but had to withdraw from the line-up with a hip injury, however, he was still named in Jones' 31-man squad. McConnochie was also named in the second warm-up against Wales before again pulling out through injury.

McConnochie was eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish father, but elected instead to play for his country of birth, England.[7] He finally earned his full England cap on 6 September 2019 against Italy. McConnochie started on the wing, playing 51 minutes before being replaced by Bath teammate Joe Cokanasiga. The winger, recorded his first ever International points; a try. In the first half of England's comfortable Rugby World Cup 2019 group stage win over the USA. [8]