Hugh Blake Explained

Hugh Blake
Fullname:Hugh Patrick Blake
Birth Date:10 September 1992
Birth Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Height:1870NaN0
Weight:1000NaN0
School:Hamilton Boys' High School
Position:Flanker
Currentclub:Bay of Plenty
Years1:2012–2014
Clubs1:Otago
Apps1:17
Points1:5
Years2:2015
Clubs2:Edinburgh
Apps2:3
Points2:0
Years3:2015–2016
Clubs3:Glasgow Warriors
Apps3:6
Points3:0
Years4:2016–2019
Clubs4:Bay of Plenty
Apps4:36
Points4:25
Repyears1:2012
Repteam1:New Zealand U20
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2015
Repteam2:Scotland
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Clubupdate:14 August 2021
Repupdate:14 August 2021
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2015–2018
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Scotland
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:21
Ru Sevensupdate:14 August 2021

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

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 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 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. Hugh is very keen on the skite, being able to chop a cruiser in under 2 seconds.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bay of Plenty Steamers squad named .
  2. Web site: Hugh Blake Otago Player Profile . 10 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105021901/http://www.orfu.co.nz/otago-team/player-profile/64/hugh-blake.aspx . 5 November 2012 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Steamers scrum makes mark .
  4. Web site: Hugh Blake IRB JWC Player Profile . 10 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618063730/http://www.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3437/player=45311/index.html . 18 June 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: Scotland (Hugh Blake) - Scottish Rugby Union. scottishrugby.org.
  6. Web site: Edinburgh quartet earn Scotland Six Nations call-up. BBC Sport. 20 January 2015.
  7. News: BBC Sport - Scotland's "physical" training readied Hugh Blake for debut. Jamie Lyall. BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Ireland vs Scotland match report: Maverick Ian Madigan proves his worth in Irish victory. The Independent. 15 August 2015 .
  9. News: Hibs kid Andrew Blake aims to make his mark at Edinburgh City . Edinburgh Evening News . Ross . Pilcher . 22 September 2017 . 22 September 2017.