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{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{about||the British animist, philosopher and writer|Emma Restall Orr}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| image          = Emma Orr at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.jpg
| name           = Emma Orr
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|2003|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Wishaw]]
| height_cm= 174
| weight_kg= 76
| ru_currentteam = Bristol Bears
| ru_position    = Stand off / Centre
| clubs1 = Heriots Blues Women
| years1 =
| apps1 =
| points1 =0
| provinceyears1 = 2023
| province1 = {{nowrap|[[Edinburgh Rugby Women]]}}
| provinceapps1 = 2
| provincepoints1 = 10
| repyears1 =2022–Present
| repteam1 ={{ruw|SCO}}
| repcaps1 =14
| reppoints1 =15
}}
'''Emma Orr''' (born 6 April 2003) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Emma Orr|url= https://www.scottishrugby.org/teams/scotland-women/emma-orr|access-date=2022-07-28|website= Scottish Rugby Union|language=en}}</ref> is a Scottish rugby player from [[Biggar, South Lanarkshire|Biggar]] who plays for the [[Scotland women's national rugby union team]] and the [[Scotland women's national rugby sevens team]]. Currently plays club rugby for Bristol Bears Women in the PWR.
== Club career ==
Orr played for [[Biggar RFC]], where her family are widely involved in the team. Her sister and brothers have also represented the club.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Silver Saturday: Scotland new cap Emma Orr looks forward to Biggar day out at Murrayfield|url= https://www.theoffsideline.com/silver-saturday-scotland-new-cap-emma-orr-looks-forward-to-biggar-day-out-at-murrayfield/].  |access-date=2022-07-28|website= The Offside Line|language=en}}</ref> In 2022, she played in the Biggar team which won the National Plate. Post World Cup, Orr joined Heriots Blues Women who compete in the Scottish Premiership.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Silver Saturday: Hillhead Jordanhill triumph over Watsonians in Sarah Beaney Cup Final|url= https://www.theoffsideline.com/silver-saturday-hillhead-jordanhill-triumph-over-watsonians-in-sarah-beaney-cup-final/|access-date=2022-07-28|website= The Offside Line|language=en}}</ref>
== International career ==
Orr made her Scotland sevens debut at the age of 18 in the Rugby Europe Championship in Lisbon in June 2021, in which Scotland finished 5th.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Biggar Rugby Club teenager Emma Orr stars for Scotland Sevens Ladies in Lisbon|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/rugby-union/biggar-rugby-ace-emma-orr-stars-for-scotland-women-3271692/].  |access-date=2022-07-28|website= Glasgow World|language=en}}</ref>
Still aged 18, Orr made her Scotland women’s team debut against Wales during the 2022 Women’s Six Nations, winning three caps during the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Silver Saturday: Scotland new cap Emma Orr looks forward to Biggar day out at Murrayfield|url= https://www.theoffsideline.com/silver-saturday-scotland-new-cap-emma-orr-looks-forward-to-biggar-day-out-at-murrayfield/].  |access-date=2022-07-28|website= The Offside Line|language=en}}</ref>
She was selected to represent the Scotland women’s 7s team at the Toulouse leg of the World Sevens Series in May 2022 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Lisa Thomson, Chloe Rollie and Emma Orr named in Scotland 7s squad|url=https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/20142425.lisa-thomson-chloe-rollie-emma-orr-named-scotland-7s-squad/|access-date=2022-07-28|website= Border Telegraph|language=en}}</ref> and for the squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In December 2022 she was awarded a professional contract by Scottish Rugby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63988377|title=Scottish Rugby announces professional contracts for 28 women|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.scottishrugby.org/teams/scotland-women/emma-orr Emma Orr] at [[Scottish Rugby]]
* {{Team Scotland|emma-orr}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52258}}
* {{Instagram}}
{{Scotland Women's squad 2021 Rugby World Cup}}
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[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Scotland women's international rugby union players]]
[[Category:Scottish female rugby union players]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Scotland]]
[[Category:Scotland international women's rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from South Lanarkshire]]
[[Category:Rugby union centres]]