| Daniel Ablett | |
| Birth Name: | Daniel Ablett |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Weight: | 89kg (196lb) |
| Position: | Centre |
| Amatteam1: | Boroughmuir |
| Amatteam2: | Glasgow Academicals |
| Amatteam3: | Glasgow Hawks |
| Repteam1: | Scotland Schools |
| Repteam2: | Scotland U21 |
| Years1: | 1997-98 |
| Clubs1: | Glasgow Warriors |
| Apps1: | 2 |
| Points1: | 0 |
Daniel Ablett is a former Scotland Under 21 international rugby union player. A centre, he played professionally for Glasgow Warriors.[1] He is now a surgeon.[2]
Ablett went to Boroughmuir High School and then played rugby for Boroughmuir.[3] Switching to play in Glasgow, he then played for Glasgow Academicals.[4]
On the Academicals merger with Glasgow High Kelvinside he then turned out for the newly formed team Glasgow Hawks.
Ablett first played for Glasgow Warriors in the pre-season matches against Sale Sharks on 16 August 1997[5] and against Caledonia Reds on 28 August 1997, coming on as a replacement for Alan Bulloch in the 65th minute.[6]
He played for Glasgow Warriors in the European Rugby Cup (then known as the Heineken Cup). He made his competitive debut for the club as a replacement in the match against Swansea on 21 September 1997 - a 35-21 win for the provincial Glasgow side.[7] He thus earned the Glasgow Warrior No. 39.[1]
He made his next appearance, again in the Heineken Cup, playing in the away match against English side Wasps in a 43-5 defeat for the Glasgow side.[8]
Ablett played for Scotland Schools[9] and then Scotland Under 21 sides.[10]
Ablett served in the Royal Navy.[11] He served in Afghanistan as a Lieutanent Surgeon and was awarded the Operational Service Medal by the Duchess of Cornwall.[12]
He is now a consultant surgeon at the University Hospitals in the north midlands of England.[2]