Robbie Fergusson

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| birth_name = Robert Alexander James Fergusson

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| position = Centre

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| repteam2 = Scotland U18

| repteam3 = Scotland U20

| repteam4 = Scotland 7s

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| repyears4 = 2017–

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| years2 = 2015–16

| years3 = 2016–17

| years4 = 2020–21

| clubs1 = Glasgow Warriors

| clubs2 = → London Scottish

| clubs3 = London Scottish

| clubs4 = Glasgow Warriors

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Robbie Fergusson (born 30 August 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays international rugby for Great Britain 7s. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and London Scottish, and will re-join Glasgow Warriors in January 2022.

Rugby Union career

=Amateur career=

Fergusson had been playing for amateur club Ayr RFC for a number of seasons, since joining the club's mini-rugby section; progressing through the ranks and making his first-team debut as a 17-year-old while still a pupil at Wellington School in his hometown.

His rugby development was curtailed on being diagnosed with cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/robbie-fergusson-sets-sights-on-return-after-cancer-1-3562511|title=Robbie Fergusson sets sights on return after cancer|work=scotsman.com}} After chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Fergusson returned to rugby in October 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/rugby/robbie-fergusson-makes-emotional-return-4441641|title=Robbie Fergusson makes emotional return as Ayr Rugby Club beat Currie|author=Ayrshire Post|date=15 October 2014|work=dailyrecord}}

Fergusson was assigned Ayr in the Pro draft for the Scottish Premiership sides from Scotland 7s for the season 2017-18.{{Cite web|title=Glasgow Warriors {{!}} Warriors in Premiership action|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/009929.php|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.glasgowwarriors.com}}

=Professional career=

Fergusson has represented Glasgow at under-16, under-17, and under-18.{{cite web|url=http://srustaging.realise.com/scotland-u20/player/robbie-fergusson|title=Robbie Fergusson|work=realise.com}}

Fergusson trained with Glasgow Warriors in the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/backupsquad/007752.php|title=Glasgow Warriors - Robbie Fergusson|work=glasgowwarriors.com}} He played for the side in a pre-season game against Aberdeen GSFP.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/13/08/09/young-guns-emphatic-aberdeen-win |title=Young guns in emphatic Aberdeen win |publisher=Glasgow Warriors |access-date=2015-08-24}}

Fergusson came off the bench in a Glasgow Warriors 'A' select versus Edinburgh Rugby 'A' select in December 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/14/12/22/edinburgh-defeat-glasgow-game-derby|title=Edinburgh defeat Glasgow in A game derby|work=glasgowwarriors.org}}

Fergusson was named in the new Scottish Rugby Academy as a stage 3 player.{{cite web|url=http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/en/mens-player-profiles_47139/|title=Men's player profiles at Ayr Rugby Football Club|work=ayrrugbyclub.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907002131/http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/en/mens-player-profiles_47139|archive-date=2015-09-07}} He was part of the squad assigned to Glasgow and the West district {{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/15/06/29/bt-sport-scottish-rugby-academy-reaches-significant-milestone|title=BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone|work=scottishrugby.org}} and was aligned Glasgow Warriors for the 2015–16 season.

Fergusson was named in the Glasgow Warriors squad to take on the French side Clermont in a pre-season game{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowhawks.com/news/andrew-and-scott-on-bench-for-glasgow-1472856.html|title=Andrew and Scott on bench for Glasgow|work=glasgowhawks.com}} in the 2015 Auvergne Challenge in Issoire.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/15/08/13/team-named-face-clermont|title=Team named to face Clermont|work=glasgowwarriors.org}} During the match, Fergusson came on as a substitute.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/15/08/14/townsend-pleased-despite-clermont-defeat|title=Townsend pleased despite Clermont defeat|work=glasgowwarriors.org}} He made his competitive début coming off the bench in Glasgow's opening game against the Scarlets in the 2015 Pro12. He earned the Glasgow Warrior No. 250.

In November 2015, he was loaned to London Scottish by Glasgow Warriors to gain more experience of playing professional rugby.

On 7 April 2016, this deal was made permanent, and Fergusson officially signed for London Scottish.{{Cite news|title=Fergusson wins London Scottish deal|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35995147|access-date=2021-08-13}}

In a COVID-19 hit season 2020-21, he was with the Glasgow Warriors squad. He played 10 times for the club in the Pro14 league, starting 9 matches.{{Cite web|title=Robbie Fergusson - United Rugby Championship|url=https://www.unitedrugby.com/clubs/glasgow-warriors/robbie-fergusson|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.unitedrugby.com}} At the end of the season, Fergusson was thanked in a 'leavers video' by the club for his support to the squad over the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgFhXBreMto|title=2020/21 Leavers|via=www.youtube.com}}

On 7 October 2021, it was announced that Fergusson had signed for the Warriors for a third spell with the club, to begin in January 2022 when his commitments end with the GB 7s team. Fergusson stated:{{Cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/fergusson-returns-to-scotstoun|title=Fergusson returns to Scotstoun|website=Glasgow Warriors}}

"I’m buzzing to have signed for the club. I came through the Glasgow academy, and it’s always been a lifelong rugby dream to sign for Glasgow. My family are here, and Glasgow has been my home club and the club I’ve supported since I was a boy, so it was a really easy decision for me when the offer of a contract came through."{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}