Simon Cross

Simon Terriss Cross (born 3 February 1981) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player, currently head coach at Old Glory DC. He played in the back row as a flanker for Edinburgh Rugby.

Club career

Cross was educated at Sedbergh School. He joined Edinburgh Rugby in 2003 after starting his professional career with London Wasps. He captained the Wasps under-21 side for three years, the culmination of which was beating Bristol in the U21 Final at Twickenham in 2003.

During the 2006–07 season, Cross was loaned by Edinburgh to English National Division One club Waterloo for one month.

Cross was appointed club captain at the start of the 2007–08 season alongside Ally Hogg as first-team captain. Cross retained the club captaincy for the 2008–09 season, with Mike Blair as first team captain.

In April 2008, Cross signed a new two-year contract with Edinburgh.

As part of the draft of all players from the Scottish professional teams (Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors) to the Scottish Premier One rugby clubs, Cross was selected by Selkirk and was available to play for them during the 2008–09 season when not required by Edinburgh or any of the national teams.

Cross retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2009/2010 season due to persistent knee problems.

International career

Cross represented Scotland Under-19 in the 2000 IRB/FIRA Junior World Cup.

Despite having been selected for national training squads by both the current Scotland coach, Frank Hadden, and his predecessor, Matt Williams, Cross never received a full international cap.

In 2007, Cross represented Scotland during the final four rounds of the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series in Hong Kong, Adelaide, London and the inaugural Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield.

Cross worked as Worcester Warriors as defence coach from 2013

In May 2017 Cross was appointed head coach at Birmingham Moseley whilst maintaining a role as specialist break-down coach at Worcester

On July 7, 2023, Cross was announced as the head coach at Old Glory DC in the USA Major League Rugby