# Hugh Blake

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{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name            = Hugh Blake
| image           =
| image_size      = 
| caption         = 
| full_name       = Hugh Patrick Blake
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1992|09|10|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [Tauranga](/source/Tauranga%2C_New_Zealand), New Zealand
| height          = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight          = {{convert|100|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school          = [Hamilton Boys' High School](/source/Hamilton_Boys'_High_School)
| position        = [Flanker](/source/Flanker_(rugby_union))
| currentclub     = [Bay of Plenty](/source/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship))
| youthyears1     = 
| youthclubs1     = 
| years1          = 2012–2014
| clubs1          = [Otago](/source/Otago_(National_Provincial_Championship))
| apps1           = 17
| points1         = 5
| years2          = 2015
| clubs2          = [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh_Rugby)
| apps2           = 3
| points2         = 0
| years3          = 2015–2016
| clubs3          = [Glasgow Warriors](/source/Glasgow_Warriors)
| apps3           = 6
| points3         = 0
| years4          = 2016–2019
| clubs4          = [Bay of Plenty](/source/Bay_of_Plenty_(National_Provincial_Championship))
| apps4           = 36
| points4         = 25
| repyears1       = 2012
| repteam1        = [New Zealand U20](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1        = 5
| reppoints1      = 0
| repyears2       = 2015
| repteam2        = [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps2        = 1<!-- Total test international appearances -->
| reppoints2      = 0<!-- Total test international points -->
| clubupdate      = 14 August 2021
| repupdate       = 14 August 2021
| repsevensyears1 = 2015–2018
| repsevensteam1  = [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_sevens_team)
| repsevenscomp1  = 21
| ru_sevensupdate = 14 August 2021 
}}

'''Hugh Blake''' (born 10 September 1992) is a New Zealand born Scottish international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) footballer who plays as a [flanker](/source/Flanker_(rugby_union)) for {{Rut|Bay of Plenty}}. He previously played for [Glasgow Warriors](/source/Glasgow_Warriors).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11899816 | title=Bay of Plenty Steamers squad named }}</ref>

==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 {{Rut|Otago}} in the [ITM Cup](/source/ITM_Cup).<ref name="Hugh Blake Otago Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.orfu.co.nz/otago-team/player-profile/64/hugh-blake.aspx | title=Hugh Blake Otago Player Profile | accessdate=10 December 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105021901/http://www.orfu.co.nz/otago-team/player-profile/64/hugh-blake.aspx | archive-date=5 November 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Professional career===

He then was signed by [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh_Rugby) for the 2014–15 season.

He moved to [Glasgow Warriors](/source/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](/source/Glasgow_Warriors).

He was loaned out to {{Rut|Bay of Plenty}} for the 2016–17 season and has been named in their squad for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11903165 | title=Steamers scrum makes mark }}</ref>

===International career===

Blake represented [New Zealand Under 20](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) in the [2012 IRB Junior World Championship](/source/2012_IRB_Junior_World_Championship) in South Africa.<ref name="Hugh Blake IRB JWC Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3437/player=45311/index.html | title=Hugh Blake IRB JWC Player Profile | accessdate=10 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618063730/http://www.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3437/player=45311/index.html | archive-date=18 June 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Blake's Glaswegian grandparents moved to New Zealand in the 1950s and the flanker is thus eligible to represent Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/scotland/player/hugh-blake|title=Scotland (Hugh Blake) - Scottish Rugby Union|work=scottishrugby.org}}</ref>

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

On 20 January 2015, Blake was called up the senior [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) squad for the [2015 Six Nations Championship](/source/2015_Six_Nations_Championship), despite being yet to play a single game for [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh_Rugby) at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/30895266|title=Edinburgh quartet earn Scotland Six Nations call-up|work=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2015}}</ref>

He received his first full Scotland international against Ireland on 15 August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/33914983|title=BBC Sport - Scotland's "physical" training readied Hugh Blake for debut|author=Jamie Lyall|work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/ireland-vs-scotland-match-report-maverick-ian-madigan-proves-his-worth-in-irish-victory-10457437.html|title=Ireland vs Scotland match report: Maverick Ian Madigan proves his worth in Irish victory|work=The Independent|date=15 August 2015 }}</ref>

==Personal life==

His younger brother [Andrew](/source/Andrew_Blake_(footballer)) is a [football](/source/association_football) player. Hugh is very keen on the skite, being able to chop a cruiser in under 2 seconds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/edinburgh-city/hibs-kid-andrew-blake-aims-to-make-his-mark-at-edinburgh-city-1-4566593 |title=Hibs kid Andrew Blake aims to make his mark at Edinburgh City |work=Edinburgh Evening News |first=Ross |last=Pilcher |date=22 September 2017 |accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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