Danny Ablett

Daniel Ablett is a former Scotland Under 21 international rugby union player. A centre, he played professionally for Glasgow Warriors.[1] He is now a surgeon.[2]

Daniel Ablett
Birth nameDaniel Ablett
Date of birth (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976
Place of birthScotland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Boroughmuir
Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Hawks		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-98 Glasgow Warriors 2 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Scotland Schools
Scotland U21

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Ablett went to Boroughmuir High School and then played rugby for Boroughmuir.[3] Switching to play in Glasgow, he then played for Glasgow Academicals.[4]

On the Academicals merger with Glasgow High Kelvinside he then turned out for the newly formed team Glasgow Hawks.

Professional career

Ablett first played for Glasgow Warriors in the pre-season matches against Sale Sharks on 16 August 1997[5] and against Caledonia Reds on 28 August 1997, coming on as a replacement for Alan Bulloch in the 65th minute.[6]

He played for Glasgow Warriors in the European Rugby Cup (then known as the Heineken Cup). He made his competitive debut for the club as a replacement in the match against Swansea on 21 September 1997 - a 35-21 win for the provincial Glasgow side.[7] He thus earned the Glasgow Warrior No. 39.[1]

He made his next appearance, again in the Heineken Cup, playing in the away match against English side Wasps in a 43-5 defeat for the Glasgow side.[8]

International career

Ablett played for Scotland Schools[9] and then Scotland Under 21 sides.[10]

Royal Navy career

Ablett served in the Royal Navy.[11] He served in Afghanistan as a Lieutanent Surgeon and was awarded the Operational Service Medal by the Duchess of Cornwall.[12]

Medical career

He is now a consultant surgeon at the University Hospitals in the north midlands of England.[2]

References
  1. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/glasgow-files/files/Player_Numbers.pdf
  2. "Daniel Ablett - Consultant Profile - NHS". www.nhs.uk.
  3. "Four late tries put Schools in charge". HeraldScotland.
  4. "New Zealand influence helps prepare for a famous victory Accies Greene with envy of coaching skill". HeraldScotland.
  5. "Sale defeat will give Glasgow lessons for the Euro build-up". HeraldScotland.
  6. "Glasgow victorious in hard playing conditions Lack of continuity in play blamed on new SRU refereeing directive". HeraldScotland.
  7. "Glasgow Rugby 35-21 Swansea : Match Centre | Heineken Cup | ERC | Official Website". 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016.
  8. "London Wasps 43-5 Glasgow Rugby : Match Centre | Heineken Cup | ERC | Official Website". 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
  9. "Rugby Union: Heineken Cup - Team news". The Independent. 22 October 2011.
  10. http://files.pitchero.com/clubs/35555/hawksrollofhonour_124605.pdf
  11. "StackPath". www.glasgowhawks.com.
  12. "I'll never forget pal who didn't make it - Edinburgh Evening News". 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.
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