Danny Ablett

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Daniel Ablett
Birth nameDaniel Ablett
Date of birth (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Scotland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Boroughmuir
Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Hawks 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997-98 Glasgow Warriors 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland Schools
Scotland U21

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/glasgow-files/files/Player_Numbers.pdf%5B%5D [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Ablett - Consultant Profile - NHS". www.nhs.uk.
  3. ↑ "Four late tries put Schools in charge". HeraldScotland. 29 March 1993.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand influence helps prepare for a famous victory Accies Greene with envy of coaching skill". HeraldScotland. April 1996.
  5. ↑ "Sale defeat will give Glasgow lessons for the Euro build-up". HeraldScotland. 18 August 1997.
  6. ↑ "Glasgow victorious in hard playing conditions Lack of continuity in play blamed on new SRU refereeing directive". HeraldScotland. 29 August 1997.
  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 [ bare URL 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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