Profiles

Rory Innes

Comparing Rory with Bungle

Age: -
Occupation: Marketing Assistant
Representative Honours: North of Scotland Development Squad U16, North of Scotland Stormers U16/U18 and North of Scotland Schools U16/U18
Position: Tight-head prop

Rory Innes dressed as Dangermouse

Favourite Porty player: with so much quality about this is truly tough. Do I go for Humphry? Murdo? Russ Abbot? The only person I can bestow this honour on is Danny. At this level you have to be able to work hard and play hard – and one out of two isn't bad. Since I have been at the club there have been some hard times and I think he plays a big part in lifting the team spirit, while also playing some good rugby.
Favourite International Player: Keith Wood - he was absolutely amazing when the British Lions toured Australia. Brian O'Driscoll and Rob Henderson were also fantastic on that tour.
Strengths: determination, stamina, training, loyalty, sleeping, mongo-dancing^TM and performing in women's clothes – it runs in the family.
Weaknesses: scrummaging, tackling, running, scoring, rucking, mauling...pretty much anything that makes a good rugby player. There is also a rumour that I am cursed and that no Porty team can win a competitive game with me on the pitch. So far there is a lot of evidence to support this.
Outside rugby: Revels, beer, cheesy music and naked sumo.

Rory wearing rabbit ears

Special Moves: I like to call it the Confused Prop. It basically consists of running about aimlessly on the pitch and getting in the way of the backs whenever possible. The Super Confused Prop (SCP) involves knocking the ball on after performing the Confused Prop, preferably this will take place near the oppositions try line.
Favourite Food: Those delicious pies we get up at the club on Saturdays! Oh favourite food, sorry – veggie burgers, chips, revels, and Pizza.
Favourite drinks: Raspberry Yop, Blackcurrant squash and beer, in that order.
Greatest/worst rugby moments: these two events are combined into one event for me. When I played for Highland U18's we had a game against Caithness to go through to the next round of a Scottish clubs tournament. We trained for months for that game and we were playing some great rugby. The team also really bonded. My worse moment was losing that game. We lost 5-0 and the whole team was gutted. A brilliant experience though.
Favourite Porty memory: this is a toss-up between two. The first was when the Don side stepped Humphry during Naked Sumo and Humphry had a head on collision with a stack of chairs. The second is anything to do with Orkney.

Rory and Little getting spanked by Big Stu and Vic after losing at Gay Pool in Orkney