Birth Name: | Hubert Buydens |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1982 |
Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Height: | 1900NaN0[1] |
Weight: | 118kg (260lb)[2] |
University: | University of Saskatchewan |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2006– |
Ru Nationalteam: | Canada |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Saskatoon Wild Oats RFC Castaway Wanderers RFC |
Ru Clubyears: | 2016 2018– |
Ru Proclubs: | San Diego Breakers New Orleans Gold |
Ru Clubpoints: | (5) (10) |
Ru Clubcaps: | 6 23 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 9 September 2019 |
Ru Provinceyears: | 2013–15 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 16 |
Ru Provincepoints: | (0) |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 15 August 2018 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 55 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 9 September 2019 |
Hubert Buydens (born 4 January 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is a member of the Canada national side and was part of Canada's squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he made 4 appearances. He plays as a prop forward and made his Canada debut in 2006 against England Saxons and currently holds 50 caps in total.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Buydens previously played his club rugby with the Castaway Wanderers RFC in the British Columbia Premiership and with the Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship. He also played Canadian football at the University of Saskatchewan and was drafted by the BC Lions in the sixth round of 2008 CFL Draft; he attended training camp with the Lions but chose not to play Canadian football professionally.[3]
Buydens currently plays for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby.