Hugh Blake

Hugh Blake (born 10 September 1992) is a New Zealand born Scottish international rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker for Bay of Plenty. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors.[1]

Hugh Blake

Date of birth	(1992-09-10) 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
Position(s) Flanker, Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–15 2015–17 Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors 3 6 (0) (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–14 2016− Otago Bay of Plenty 16 8 (5) 5 Correct as of 21 October 2016 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 2015 New Zealand U20 Scotland 5 1 (0) (0) Correct as of 2 February 2015 National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2015– Scotland 7s 6 (30)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He was a Premier player for the Dunedin Rugby Football Club (formed in 1871) from 2011 to 2014.

Provincial career

Blake played for Otago in the ITM Cup.[2]

Professional career

He then was signed by Edinburgh for the 2014–15 season.

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.

He was loaned out to Bay of Plenty for the 2016–17 season and has been named in their squad for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.[3]

International career

Blake represented New Zealand Under 20 in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa.[4]

Blake's Glaswegian grandparents moved to New Zealand in the 1950s and the flanker is thus eligible to represent Scotland.[5]

He then represented Scotland at Sevens thus confirming his Scottish nationality.

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.[6]

He received his first full Scotland international against Ireland on 15 August 2015.[7][8]

Personal life

His younger brother Andrew is a football player.[9]

References

1. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11899816
2. "Hugh Blake Otago Player Profile". Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
3. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11903165
4. "Hugh Blake IRB JWC Player Profile". Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
5. "Scotland (Hugh Blake) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
6. "Edinburgh quartet earn Scotland Six Nations call-up". BBC Sport. 20 January 2015.
7. Jamie Lyall. "BBC Sport - Scotland's "physical" training readied Hugh Blake for debut". BBC Sport.
8. "Ireland vs Scotland match report: Maverick Ian Madigan proves his worth in Irish victory". The Independent.
9. Pilcher, Ross (22 September 2017). "Hibs kid Andrew Blake aims to make his mark at Edinburgh City". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 22 September 2017.