by The Scrum May 24, 2018
When the Sir Willie Purves quaich for Young Scottish Player of the Year was first awarded in the year 2000, Matt Fagerson was not even two years old.

Fast forward 18 years – and through the eras of some cracking winners – and the 19-year-old Glasgow Warriors back-row has been given the trophy for 2017/18 from the Friends of Scottish Rugby.

Speaking to glasgowwarriors.org Fagerson said: “It feels awesome to win this award.

“Guys like Jonny Gray, Finn Russell and Mark Bennett have won it before and it’s a very prestigious award, so it’s a massive honour to recieve it.”

Fagerson, younger brother of Glasgow Warriors and Scotland tighthead Zander, has been named among the six uncapped players who will tour with Scotland to Canada, USA and Argentina this summer.

The former Strathallan School pupil has had a steep rise in the last two years from school rugby through Glasgow Hawks and the Warriors to Gregor Townsend’s squad.

Friends of Scottish Rugby Young Scottish Player of the Season Roll of Honour

2000 – Donnie MacFadyen
2001 – Andrew Wilson
2002 – Allister Hogg
2003 – Chris Cusiter
2004 – Mark McMillan
2005 – Stuart Corsar
2006 – James Eddie
2007 – Moray Low
2008 – Sean Crombie
2009 – Richie Gray
2010 – Alex Blair
2011 – Duncan Weir
2012 – David Denton
2013 – Sean Kennedy
2014 – Jonny Gray
2015 – Finn Russell
2016 – Mark Bennett
2017 – Magnus Bradbury
2018 – Matt Fagerson