Henry Pyrgos
 Pyrgos in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth 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; 176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Giffnock Primary School Bryanston School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Benjamin Pyrgos (born 9 July 1989) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and now coach. He is an Assistant Coach at Boroughmuir. He previously played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship; and is a centurion for Glasgow Warriors, winning the Pro12 title with the club in 2015.[1]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Pyrgos was drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Pyrgos played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14, making his first cap for the club in 2010, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 184. He won the Pro12 title with the club in 2014-15. He was made co-captain of the side (with Jonny Gray) for the season 2016-17. The co-captaincy was scrapped by new head coach Dave Rennie for the 2017-18 season, though the scrum-half remained in the Warriors' leadership group. He played 147 matches for the Warriors before leaving the club at the end of season.[3]
In July 2018 it was confirmed that Pyrgos would be moving to rival team Edinburgh Rugby for the prospect of more frequent game time.[4]
International career
[edit]Pyrgos has represented both Scotland Under 20 and Scotland A.[5][6]
On 24 October 2012 Pyrgos was named in the full Scottish national team for the 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests.[7]
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 around a week later when he was brought on in the final five minutes of the match.[8] The final score was 22–51.
Pyrgos's second cap appearance on 17 November was against South Africa at Murrayfield when he scored his first international try, however Scotland 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 Scotland lost 15–21.
Coaching career
[edit]On 16 July 2023 it was announced that Pyrgos would become an Assistant Coach at Boroughmuir.[9]
Business career
[edit]Pyrgos is starting a new career in finance and investment, alongside rugby coaching.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Pyrgos Glasgow Warriors profile". Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Pro-player draft". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors | Henry Pyrgos". www.glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Henry Pyrgos signs for Edinburgh". Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Henry Pyrgos Scotland squad profile". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Henry Pyrgos IRB JWC 2009 profile". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Seven rookies in Scotland squad". Retrieved 25 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Scotland squad announced for New Zealand match". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Henry Pyrgos joins Boroughmuir coaching staff as ex-Scotland scrum-half takes next career steps | The Scotsman".
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- British people of Greek descent
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- People educated at Bryanston School
- Rugby union players from Dorchester, Dorset
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Scotland A international rugby union players
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