Sam Hidalgo-Clyne

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
Full name Samuel Peter Hidalgo-Clyne
Date of birth (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84.2 kg (13 st 4 lb)
School Corstorphine Primary, The Royal High School, Merchiston Castle School
University Edinburgh University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum Half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011– Edinburgh 61 (316)
correct as of 29 October 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015–
2011–2013
Scotland
Scotland U20
9
12
(0)
(5)
correct as of 13 February 2016.
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2011–2012 Scotland 7s 5 (9)

Samuel Hidalgo-Clyne (born 4 August 1993) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Scotland and Edinburgh in the Pro12. His primary position is as a scrum-half, but he can also operate as a fly-half, winger and full-back.

Early life

Born in Jayena, Granada, Spain, he moved to Edinburgh at the age of three.[1] He began playing rugby at primary school for Forrester RFC and continued there when he started his secondary schooling at the Royal High School.[2] Having gained a scholarship, he attended Merchiston Castle School[1] where he played as a stand-off before being selected as a scrum-half.

Club rugby

Hidalgo-Clyne specialised in international sevens for the 2011–12 season and joined Edinburgh's elite development roster in the summer of 2012.

He was awarded a place on the 2013 Macphail Scholarship to New Zealand.[3]

Upon his return, Hidalgo-Clyne put himself in contention for a place in the senior squad and made his debut against Munster in September 2013.[4] His first try for the club came in the opening minute of Edinburgh's 48–0 evisceration of Benetton Treviso in December 2014.[5] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hidalgo-Clyne was named the Pro12 Young Player of the Year.[6]

International career

Hidalgo-Clyne made his full Scotland debut on Saturday 7 February 2015, coming off the replacements' bench in a 15–8 defeat to France in the 2015 Six Nations Championship, and did so again in each of the remaining four matches.[7]

Hidalgo-Clyne has also represented Scotland under-17, under-18, under-20 and Scotland Sevens.

References

  1. 1 2 Lothian, Bill (29 May 2012). "Rugby: Ex-Forrester kid lands development deal". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. Morrison, Iain (20 January 2015). "Six Nations: Sam Hidalgo-Clyne on fast-track to top". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. Ferguson, David (26 September 2013). "Edinburgh v Scarlets: Sam Hidalgo-Clyne to start". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. "Edinburgh Rugby (Sam Hidalgo-Clyne) - Edinburgh Rugby". edinburghrugby.org.
  5. McVake, Roddy (19 December 2014). "Pro 12: Edinburgh 48-0 Treviso". BBC Sport.
  6. "GUINNESS PRO12 Awards 2014/15" (Press release). Guinness Pro12. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. "Scotland (Sam Hidalgo-Clyne) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jonny Gray,
Gregor Hunter
John Macphail Scholarship
Finn Russell,
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne

2013
Succeeded by
Ewan McQuillin,
Adam Ashe
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