Callum Hunter-Hill
| Full name | Callum Hunter-Hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Melrose, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Stirling County | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015- 2016- |
Glasgow Warriors → London Scottish |
1 | (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2016– |
Scotland U18 Scotland U20 |
10 9 |
0 (0) |
Callum Hunter-Hill (born 27 February 1997 in Melrose, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who is part of the BT Sport Glasgow & The West Academy training for the Lock position and assigned to Glasgow Warriors.
Whilst in Gullane Primary School, Hunter-Hill first played mini rugby for North Berwick Rugby Club. His rugby talent was spotted while at North Berwick High School and he was offered a place at Stewart's Melville College. He won the Brewin Dolphin Shield with Stewart's Melville.[1]
He was to be capped by Scotland for the under-18s and captained the side.[2]
He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2015 winning the John Macphail Scholarship.[3] He spent 15 weeks there.[4]
He was named as part of the new Glasgow district Rugby Academy founded by the Scottish Rugby Union in 2015.[5]
He made his debut for Glasgow Warriors coming off the bench in a friendly against the Army Rugby Union side in September 2015.[6] The Warriors won the match 71–0.
He plays for Stirling County when not involved in Warriors duty.[7]
Hunter-Hill again turned out for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on the 20 August 2016.[8]
He made his competitive debut for the Warriors on 8 October 2016 when he replaced Rob McAlpine in the away match against Zebre in the Pro12.[9]
On 16 November 2016 it was announced that Hunter-Hill had joined London Scottish in a short-term loan move.[10]
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ewan McQuillin, Adam Ashe |
John Macphail Scholarship Ben Robbins, Callum Hunter-Hill 2015 |
Succeeded by Patrick Kelly, Ross McCann |
References
- ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Callum Hunter-Hill". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ↑ "Scotland U18 (Callum Hunter-Hill) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ↑ "Top Scots prospects earn New Zealand scholarship". scotsman.com.
- ↑ "2015 Recipients of the John Macphail Rugby Scholarship Announced". therobertsontrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22.
- ↑ "Players inducted into BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ↑ "Warriors overcome Army in friendly". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ↑ "Starting Lineups - Hawick vs Stirling County - 12 Sep 2015". SkySports.
- ↑ "Narrow loss for Warriors in London - Glasgow Warriors".
- ↑ "Glasgow Warriors 🏉 on Twitter".
- ↑ "Hunter-Hill joins Scottish on loan - Scottish Rugby Union".