Hugh Blake
| Date of birth | 10 September 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | Hamilton Boys' High School | ||
| University | University of Otago | ||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker, Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014–15 2015–16 |
Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors |
3 6 |
(0) (0) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011–14 2016− |
Otago Bay of Plenty |
16 8 |
(5) 5 |
| correct as of 21 October 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012 2015– |
New Zealand under-20 Scotland |
5 1 |
(0) (0) |
| correct as of 2 February 2015. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2015– | Scotland | 6 (30) | |
Hugh Blake (born 10 September 1992) is a New Zealand born Scottish international rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker for Pro12 champions Glasgow Warriors.
Blake represented New Zealand Under 20 in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[1]
He was a Premier player for the Dunedin Rugby Football Club (formed in 1871) from 2011 to 2014. Otago in the ITM Cup.[2] He then was signed by Edinburgh for the 2014-15 season.
Blake's Glaswegian grandparents moved to New Zealand in the 1950s and the flanker is thus eligible to represent Scotland.[3] He has already represented Scotland at Sevens thus confirming his Scottish nationality.
He moved to Glasgow Warriors on loan in March 2015. It was announced on 13 August 2015 that Blake has secured a two-year deal at Glasgow Warriors.
International
On 20 January 2015, Blake was called up the senior Scotland squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, despite being yet to play a single game for Edinburgh at the time.[4]
He received his first full Scotland international against Ireland on 15 August 2015.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Hugh Blake IRB JWC Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Hugh Blake Otago Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Scotland (Hugh Blake) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ↑ "Edinburgh quartet earn Scotland Six Nations call-up". BBC Sport. 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Jamie Lyall. "BBC Sport - Scotland's "physical" training readied Hugh Blake for debut". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Ireland vs Scotland match report: Maverick Ian Madigan proves his worth in Irish victory". The Independent.