Richie Vernon (born 7 July 1987) is a former Scotland international rugby union player with London Scottish.
With the establishment of the "Killer B's" as the first choice back row at Glasgow, he left the Warriors in 2011 for Sale Sharks, signing a two-year deal with hopes for more gametime to develop his game and enhance his prospects for more caps with Scotland.
[6] However, he struggled to tie down a regular starting place in the back row due to injuries form and also stiff competition within the squad.
[8] Vernon played Rugby Sevens for Scotland between 2005 and 2008, gaining his first cap in the Dubai Tournament.
[9] Vernon won his first cap for Scotland as a replacement for Johnnie Beattie in the 23–10 victory over Fiji in the 2009 Autumn Internationals.