Hounds Agree to Terms with Lock James Scott
CHICAGO, IL- The Chicago Hounds agreed to terms with lock James Scott for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. The 24-year-old Englishman joins Chicago’s professional rugby franchise after spending the 2022-2023 season with the Jersey Reds, competing in the RFU Championship.
Scott is a product of the Worcester Warriors system and was originally linked with the club at the Under-15 academy level. In 2017, the 6-foot-6, 245-pound lock joined the Warriors’ Senior Academy Team. He made his senior debut against Stade Francais in October 2018, coming off the bench as a replacement in the European Rugby Challenge Cup match. Two months later, Scott made another appearance for the Warriors in a contest against Pau.
The following fall, the lock earned his first start for the Warriors in a Premiership Rugby Cup game against the Leicester Tigers. After making appearances in three more European Challenge Cup games, Scott made his Premiership debut, starting in a Round 15 matchup against the Wasps. He started two additional matches to close out the season in Rounds 17 and 19 against Exeter and Bath, respectively. Prior to the 2020-2021 season, Scott signed a senior squad contract.
In February 2021, Scott joined the Glasgow Warriors on a six-week loan. He made his debut for the Glasgow outfit in a Round 12 game against Ulster, coming off the bench as a replacement. Scott added three more appearances for Glasgow, one as a replacement and the other two as a starter. He returned to the Worcester Warriors and continued to make appearances in the Premiership Rugby Cup throughout the 2021-2022 season.
In June 2022, Scott signed with the Jersey Reds, competing in the RFU Championship, for the 2022-2023 season. He was a regular presence in their starting lineup and helped the Reds to a 20-1-1 record, good enough to win the RFU Championship. The Hounds recently-appointed Forwards Coach, Rob Webber, was the lead man for Jersey during the campaign. Webber and Scott are now set to reunite in Chicago for the 2024 MLR season.
Roster to Date:
To date, the Chicago Hounds have signed the following players for the 2024 Major League Rugby season:
- Nick McCarthy, scrumhalf
- Ben Landry, lock/flanker
- Dave Kearney, wing
- Bryce Campbell, center*
- Zurabi Zhvania, prop
- Billy Meakes, center*
- Julian Dominguez, wing*
- George Merrick, lock
- Tinashe Muchena, back row*
- Adriaan Carelse, fullback
- Mika Felix, prop*
- Jason Higgins, scrumhalf (via trade with San Diego)
- Justice Nkombua, flanker*
- Paddy Ryan, prop*
- Mark O’Keeffe, center*
- Janus Venter, hooker
- Mike Matarazzo*, lock/flanker
- Ignacio Peculo, prop
- Cassh Maluia, outside back
- Guillermo Pujadas, hooker
- Dylan Fawsitt, hooker
- James Scott, lock
Star denotes a re-signed player.
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