Andrew Davidson (born 7 November 1996) is a Scottish

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player at the

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position. He currently plays for

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having previously played for

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, London Scottish,

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and

Edinburgh Rugby Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners) is one of the two professional rugby union teams from Scotland. The club competes in the United Rugby Championship, along with the Glasgow Warriors, its oldest rival. Edinburgh play ...

. Davidson was a product of the

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Davidson played for

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when not in use by

Professional career

Davidson secured an Elite Development Programme place and was aligned to

for the 2014–15 season. This meant he could continue playing for Glasgow Hawks whilst training and challenging for a place at the Warriors. He was named in 2015 as part of the

structure again aligned to the

. He played for

. The lock made his debut for

in a pre-season friendly against ASM Clermont Auvergne. In November 2015 he was loaned to London Scottish by

, to gain more experience of playing professional rugby. On 11 May 2016 it was announced that he would be leaving

to join

. He joined

again on 23 August 2018; this time on loan. The loan deal was made permanent for season 2019-20. He played for Stirling County in the Super 6 on 16 November 2019. He scored a try. On 8 June 2020, Davidson signs for local rivals

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ahead of the 2020-21 season. He joined

for the 2021–22 season. On the 10th of February 2023, Gloucester announced Davidson had left the club and joined

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in the

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with immediate effect.

International career

He was to be capped by Scotland for the under-16s and under-18s; named in under-19s squad that travelled to Romania and capped by the under-20s.

References

External links

Rugby biography

Glasgow Warriors biography
1996 births Living people People educated at Kelvinside Academy Rugby union players from Glasgow Scottish rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players London Scottish F.C. players Glasgow Hawks players Newcastle Falcons players Stirling County RFC players Edinburgh Rugby players Gloucester Rugby players Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players Rugby union locks {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub