Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly (born 18 October 1995) is a Scotland 7s professional rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors. He previously played for London Scottish. Kelly plays at centre.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Kelly was at Millburn Academy in Inverness before winning a scholarship to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh at the age of 15. He captained Merchiston to the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools Cup final in 2012.

He played amateur rugby with Highland RFC. He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2016 winning the John Macphail Scholarship.

He also started with the Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for season 2016-17, and again for the 2017-18 season. Kelly was drafted to Ayr for the 2018-19 season.

Professional career In 2015-16 he won a place in the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 (assigned to a professional club) player – Kelly was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.

He made his debut for Warriors against Canada A on 30 August 2016, scoring a try in a 63 – 0 win.

He was then loaned to London Scottish. He made his debut for the Exiles on 17 September 2016 against Rotherham Titans, scoring a try in the 31-30 win for Scottish in the 2016–17 RFU Championship.

He made his competitive debut for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 against the Ospreys on 25 November 2016. Kelly graduated from the Scottish Rugby Academy by signing a professional contract with the Warriors for the 2017-18 season.

Kelly was paired with Sam Johnson in the centre for the Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.

International career

He was capped internationally by Scotland U20. He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.