Rufus McLean

Scotland international Rufus McLean has been suspended by Glasgow Warriors after admitting to charges of domestic abuse.

He joined [Glasgow](/topic/glasgow) in 2020 after graduating from the FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy. [Merchiston Castle School](/topic/merchiston-castle-school) in Edinburgh, scored two tries on his [Scotland](/topic/scotland) debut against Tonga in October 2021. [Edinburgh](/topic/edinburgh) Sheriff Court on Wednesday where his sentence was deferred following a guilty plea.

Rufus McLean, who has three caps, admitted subjecting partner to abusive outbursts and monitoring her social media.

He pushed her on the chest and she fell. McLean pled guilty to engaging in abusive behaviour towards his partner or ex-partner between April 4, 2019 and January 7, 2021. Police were alerted and she told officers McLean would often message her friends to find out where she was and demanded she turn on the “location services” function on her phone so he could check up on her. McLean pushed her off him, causing her lip to be burst and a black eye to appear. McLean then continued to message her, and her friends, and told her to leave the club. In January 2021, the couple were at McLean’s Glasgow flat when she woke him up to talk.

On Wednesday McLean appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court have earlier pled guilty to a charge that he engaged in a course of abusive behaviour towards his ...

He narrowly missed becoming the first Scot to score a hat-trick on debut for nearly a century. He played for Scotland at age-group levels and joined the Warriors in 2020. “An internal investigation has been instigated and a disciplinary hearing will be held this week.

Glasgow Warriors and Scotland rugby union player Rufus McLean insisted on knowing where Cara Haston, 21, was at all times and challenged her when she turned the ...

Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun? We pay for your stories and videos! She got on to her feet and followed him and he “grabbed her wrist and pushed her back”. The prosecutor said: “He thereafter repeatedly pushed her on the chest before she fell on to the bed, whereafter he continued to shout at her and she pleaded with him to stop.” She said that during the relationship McLean would message her friends requesting them to tell him where she was and “insisted” she have location services on her phone on. [Glasgow](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/where/glasgow/) his victim woke him up and he reacted by pushing her off of him “causing her lip to burst”, the court was told. The fiscal said he refused to tell her where he got the picture and he became more irate. A prosecutor said while she was on holiday in Spain in 2019 with friends he saw a photograph of her on social media, “took exception” to what she was wearing and told her to change, saying “she looked like a slag”. And when she refused and went out anyway he started calling and messaging her and her friends telling her to leave a club and go home to change. He repeatedly shouted, swore and acted aggressively towards her, controlled her movements, seized her on the body and repeatedly pushed her on the body to her injury. He insisted she enable location tracking services on her phone to allow him to track her movements and repeatedly called her derogatory and offensive names and sent her abusive messages via text and social media. [Scotland rugby](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/topic/scotland-rugby/) union player Rufus McLean insisted on knowing where Cara Haston, 21, was at all times and challenged her when she turned the tracking system off, [Edinburgh](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/where/edinburgh/) Sheriff [Court](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/topic/court/) heard.

Rufus McLean, 22, has pleaded guilty to subjecting his girlfriend to two years of abuse with his defence lawyer admitting his rugby career is in the ...

Sheriff Matthew Auchincloss was asked to consider giving McLean an “absolute discharge” but maintained this "wasn't a one-off incident". He has made a further two appearances for Scotland. A disciplinary hearing with Glasgow Warriors is due to take place on Thursday to determine McLean's future with the club.

Scotland rugby star has pleaded guilty a two-year campaign of abuse against girlfriend just weeks away from Six Nations.

Born in Boston, McLean combined his time in the FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy with his studies at the University of Strathclyde. “Glasgow Warriors does not condone abuse of any kind and therefore, along with Scottish Rugby, immediately suspended the player following his plea. The 22-year-old also admitted to calling her a “b**** and a sl** and sent her abusive text and social media messages.

The 22-year-old faced charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday and his rugby union future could be decided later in the week.

A Warriors statement read: “Rufus McLean is suspended from all club activity and is unavailable for selection following a guilty plea to charges under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in December 2022. Glasgow and Scotland winger Rufus McLean faces disciplinary proceedings after pleading guilty to domestic abuse charges, his club have announced. “Glasgow Warriors does not condone abuse of any kind and therefore, along with Scottish Rugby, immediately suspended the player following his plea.

Glasgow Warriors and Scotland winger Rufus McLean has been suspended by his club after pleading guilty to domestic abuse charges.

[Warriors](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/glasgow-warriors) statement read: “Rufus McLean is suspended from all club activity and is unavailable for selection following a guilty plea to charges under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in December 2022. [Gregor Townsend: Scotland head coach admits it could be his last Six Nations in charge, responds to France and Leicester Tigers rumours](https://www.planetrugby.com/news/gregor-townsend-scotland-head-coach-admits-it-could-be-his-last-six-nations-in-charge-responds-to-france-and-leicester-tigers-rumours) Glasgow Warriors and Scotland winger Rufus McLean has been suspended by his club after pleading guilty to domestic abuse charges.