Kyle Rowe is really delivering just two years after stint with Amazon

Kyle Rowe is on the cusp of a dream Scotland debut just two years after working in an Amazon warehouse to make ends meet.

The 24-year-old’s professional career hit problems at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 when the winger – who previously specialised at Sevens level – was furloughed and had to find work in a factory in Bathgate.

He eventually got the chance to train with Edinburgh towards the end of the 2020-21 campaign but it was only a surprise move to London Irish last summer that allowed him to get back on track.

Incredibly, his form south of the border helped him earn a maiden call-up for the Six Nations squad earlier this year and although he did not make an appearance for Gregor Townsend’s team, he is likely to mark his stunning transformation with an international debut over the next month or so after being included in the 40-man squad for the summer Tour of South America.

“2019 I was playing Sevens, loving life playing for Scotland,” said Rowe, recalling a roller-coaster few years. “At that time, it was a dream come true because I didn’t think I’d ever play for Scotland at Sevens.

“Then Covid hit, my job wasn’t secure with the Sevens so I had to go and work in an Amazon warehouse in Bathgate. At the time it was tough but for me it was just a stepping stone.

I had to go and work in an Amazon warehouse in Bathgate. At the time it was tough but for me it was just a stepping stone- Kyle Rowe

“As much as it was tough for me mentally, it was a case of ‘just get it done, get through it’.

As tough as it was during that period when he was out of the game, Rowe insists he never gave up on his dream of being a top-level rugby player.

“I’ve always had that drive in me to be successful,” he said. “It was drilled