Christian Scotland-Williamson (born 5 July 1993) is an English professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player and former

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. He most recently played for Harlequins, having previously played for Worcester Warriors before changing sport to American Football and then returning to rugby union.

Rugby career

He played for the Worcester Warriors from 2014-2017, where he made 23 overall appearances. In 2017, he made a tackle and a video of this tackle went viral. The popularity of the video ultimately caused him to leave rugby to pursue a career in American football. He will return to rugby union ahead of the 2021–22 season having signed for Premiership champions Harlequins.

American football career

Scotland-Williamson's move to American football was facilitated through the

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program. He signed a

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contract with the

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on 1 May 2018. He was waived on 1 September 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on 1 January 2019. On 31 August 2019, Scotland-Williamson was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On 30 December 2019, Scotland Williamson was signed by the Steelers to a reserve/future contract. On 20 July 2020, he was waived by the Steelers with a Non-Football Injury designation.

Personal life

Scotland-Williamson was formerly a student at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

where he earned an Undergraduate Degree in Geography and Economics. He also earned a Master's degree in International Business from the University of Birmingham. Prior to Loughborough, Scotland-Williamson was a boarding house student at the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe. His favorite subject was Latin.

References

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