Richie Simpson

Richie Simpson (born 14 January 2003) is a Scottish rugby union player. He now plays for Ealing Trailfinders. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Ayrshire Bulls.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Simpson played rugby with Ayr. He started with Ayr minis in primary school, then played with Wellington School and Ayr until under 18s. He played with Ayr when the amateur game returned after the coronavirus outbreak.

Professional career

He was noticed by Glasgow Warriors early on and he played for them in their Under 18 side against Saracens youth side in London in 2019. He went on to play for Glasgow U20s and was involved in Glasgow's junior academy since 2021.

He signed a contract with Ayrshire Bulls in 2022 and played for them in the Super 6 league. His performances took the Bulls to the Super 6 final. Simpson's Ayrshire Bulls side played Glasgow Warriors on 2 September 2022. The Bulls received plaudits for their performance by losing narrowly to Glasgow 22-17.

Simpson joined Glasgow Warriors on a partnership contract with Ayrshire Bulls in 2023. He also played for Glasgow Warriors 'A' against his old club Ayrshire Bulls on 25 May 2024. Glasgow won that match with Simpson and his Warriors academy fly-half stablemate Matthew Urwin both nailing conversions.

He was a replacement for Glasgow Warriors in their match against Zebre Parma on 30 August 2024 and a replacement for Glasgow Warriors 'A' in their match against Edinburgh 'A' on 27 September 2024. He started Glasgow U23 match against Benetton Treviso U23 with Simpson running riot and scoring a try and 4 conversions in a 52-20 points victory. He also was a replacement in Glasgow Warriors 'A' match against Georgia's Black Lion side on 22 May 2025.

On 25 June 2025 it was announced that Simpson had signed for English side Ealing Trailfinders.

International career

He played for Scotland U20 in the U20 Six Nations Championship in 2022-23 season.

Outside rugby

Simpson was a keen cricket er and played both cricket and rugby until he signed his professional contract with the Ayrshire Bulls. He was also at Glasgow Caledonian University studying Finance, Investment and Risk from 2020 to 2024.