Hugh Blake (born 10 September 1992) is a New Zealand born Scottish international

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footballer who plays as a flanker for . He previously played for

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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

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Professional career

He then was signed by

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for the 2014–15 season. He moved to

on loan in March 2015. It was announced on 13 August 2015 that Blake has secured a two-year deal at

. He was loaned out to for the 2016–17 season and has been named in their squad for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.

International career

Blake represented New Zealand Under 20 in the

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in South Africa. Blake's Glaswegian grandparents moved to New Zealand in the 1950s and the flanker is thus eligible to represent Scotland. He then represented Scotland at Sevens thus confirming his Scottish nationality. On 20 January 2015, Blake was called up the senior

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squad for the

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, despite being yet to play a single game for

at the time. He received his first full Scotland international against Ireland on 15 August 2015.

Personal life

His younger brother

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is a

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Hugh 1992 births Living people Bay of Plenty rugby union players Edinburgh Rugby players Glasgow Warriors players Male rugby sevens players New Zealand people of Scottish descent Otago rugby union players People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Tauranga Scotland international rugby sevens players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players