Harvey Elms
| Birth name | Harvey Elms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | North Berwick, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | North Berwick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harvey Elms (born 2 June 1995) is a Scotland 7's international rugby union player.[1][2]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]He played for North Berwick and then Currie.[3]
Professional career
[edit]In a covid-19 hit season 2020-21 he was with the Glasgow Warriors squad. He did not manage a first team competitive game for the Warriors - but played for their 'A' side at Centre against Edinburgh 'A' on 4 February 2021. At the end of the season, Elms was thanked in a 'leavers video' by the club for his support to the squad over the season.[4]
International career
[edit]He received a cap for Scotland U20 before receiving an injury which kept him out of the remainder of the U20 campaign.
He played for Scotland Club XV in 2015 and 2016.
He received his debut cap for Scotland 7's in 2017 in the Dubai leg of the World Rugby Sevens. He played in the 2018 Sevens World Cup.[5][6] He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[7]
Outside of rugby union
[edit]Elms is a talented artist.[8] He made the East Lothian Courier newspaper headlines for taking art commissions during the covid-19 pandemic.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harvey Elms". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Harvey Elms". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Rugby internationalist Harvey Elms becomes artist in lockdown". East Lothian Courier. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Leavers" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Rugby ace Harvey Elms signs professional deal to play for Scotland 7s". East Lothian Courier. 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Riddell reaches 70 World Series events as Scots begin 2019 in NZ – GH Media". 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - Preview". Scottish Rugby Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harvey-elms-32553b197 [self-published source]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Currie RFC players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- North Berwick RFC players
- Rugby union players from North Berwick
- Scotland Club XV international rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland
- People educated at North Berwick High School