| Date of birth | (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Edinburgh,Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ross McCann (born 30 October 1997) is aScotland international rugby union player who plays on the wing.[1]
From a sporting family, he and his brothersAli McCann, who is a footballer who plays forPreston North End F.C., andLewis McCann who plays forDunfermline F.C., are all from Edinburgh, born to an English mother and a Northern Irish father.[2]
Ross McCann went to school inCramond and then theRoyal High School, Edinburgh. He played for theRoyal High Corstorphine RFC and represented the under-20s for Scotland in the 2017 World Cup in Georgia where he played in every minute of the tournament helping Scotland to 5th Place, their best ever finish. McCann went on then to play forStewart's Melville RFC andMelrose 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 the2020 Summer Games.[4] On 18 June 2021 McCann was confirmed in the official Britain squad to travel toTokyo.[5] He also represented Scotland at theBirmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]
In October 2023 McCann made his debut forEdinburgh againstDragons 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 theSix 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 againstCanada on 6 July 2024, coming on as a replacement.
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| Preceded by | John Macphail Scholarship Patrick Kelly, Ross McCann 2016 | Succeeded by |