Pyrgos feeding the scrum, October 2014
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Full name | Henry Benjamin Pyrgos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dorchester, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bryanston School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Scrum-Half | ||
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Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2010– | Glasgow Warriors | 125 | (84) |
Correct as of 27 May 2017
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2009 2010–2012 2012– |
Scotland U20 Scotland A Scotland |
10 24 |
(5) (29) |
Correct as of 24 June 2017
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Henry Benjamin Pyrgos (born 9 July 1989) is a Scottish International rugby union player. His regular playing position is scrum-half. He plays for Glasgow Warriors in the PRO12. He has also represented both Scotland A and Scotland Under 20.
On 24 October 2012 he was named in the full Scottish national team for the 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests. On 6 November 2012, Pyrgos was announced as a substitute for the Scotland versus New Zealand match, the first of the end-of-year test series, and made his debut when he was brought on in the final five minutes of the match.
His first cap appearance on 11 November was against New Zealand at Murrayfield when he made a substitute appearance for the last five minutes, the final score was 22–51. His second cap appearance on 17 November was against South Africa at Murrayfield when he scored his first international try, however Scotland still lost with a final score of 10–21. His third cap appearance was against Tonga on 24 November where he made the starting line up. This game was played in Pittodrie in Aberdeen and they lost 15–21.