Callum Hunter-Hill
Callum Hunter-Hill (born 27 February 1997 in Melrose, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Saracens. He typically plays second-row.[1]
| Birth name | Callum Hunter-Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Whilst in Gullane Primary School, Hunter-Hill first played mini rugby for North Berwick Rugby Club. His rugby talent was spotted while at Stewart's Melville College. He won the Brewin Dolphin Shield with Stewart's Melville.[2]
He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2015 winning the prestigious John Macphail Scholarship.[3] He spent 15 weeks there.[4] He played for Stirling County, captaining the side, when not involved in Warriors duty.[5]
Professional career
He was named as part of the new Glasgow district Rugby Academy founded by the Scottish Rugby Union in 2015.[6]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors coming off the bench in a friendly against the Army Rugby Union side in September 2015.[7] The Warriors won the match 71–0.
Hunter-Hill again turned out for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016.[8]
He made his competitive debut for the Warriors on 8 October 2016 when he replaced Rob McAlpine in the away match against Zebre in the Pro12.[9]
On 16 November 2016 it was announced that Hunter-Hill had joined London Scottish in a short-term loan move.[10]
On 15 May 2017 it was announced that he had secured a professional contract and signed for Edinburgh Rugby.[11]
On 13/9/19 it was announced that he was joining Saracens on academy loan.[12] He has since signed a long term permanent contract to remain at Saracens until 2023.[13]
International career
He played for Scotland for the under-18s and captained the side.[14] He captained Scotland U20s.
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| Preceded by Ewan McQuillin, Adam Ashe |
John Macphail Scholarship Ben Robbins, Callum Hunter-Hill 2015 |
Succeeded by Patrick Kelly, Ross McCann |
References
- https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2019/09/13/saracens-sign-callum-hunter-hill-on-academy-loan/
- "Glasgow Warriors - Callum Hunter-Hill". glasgowwarriors.com.
- "Top Scots prospects earn New Zealand scholarship". scotsman.com.
- "2015 Recipients of the John Macphail Rugby Scholarship Announced". therobertsontrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
- "Starting Lineups - Hawick vs Stirling County - 12 Sep 2015". SkySports.
- "Players inducted into BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies". glasgowwarriors.org.
- "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org.
- "Narrow loss for Warriors in London - Glasgow Warriors".
- "Glasgow Warriors 🏉 on Twitter".
- "Hunter-Hill joins Scottish on loan - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- http://www.edinburghrugby.org/news/17/05/15/academy-prospects-earn-pro-deals-edinburgh
- https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2019/09/13/saracens-sign-callum-hunter-hill-on-academy-loan/
- "Hunter-Hill signs long-term deal with Sarries". Saracens. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Scotland U18 (Callum Hunter-Hill) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.