Hugh Renton

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Hugh Renton
Date of birth (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Hastings, New Zealand
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)
School Lindisfarne College
Notable relative(s) Paul Renton (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Tasman, Highlanders
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 Hawke's Bay 13 (5)
2017 Hurricanes 1 (0)
2018 Canterbury 4 (0)
2020– Tasman 30 (0)
2021– Highlanders 36 (25)
Correct as of 2 March 2024

Hugh Renton (born 12 May 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC and the Highlanders in Super Rugby. [1]

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Early career

Born and raised in Hastings, Renton attended Lindisfarne College, close to his hometown, where he was head boy in 2014. Renton played for the school's top side in 2012 and 2013, but was unable to play his senior year because of a nerve injury.

Super Rugby

Renton played under-18 rugby for the Hurricanes in 2013 as a year-12 student and captained them against the Chiefs under-18, winning 40–10. The Wellington-based Super Rugby team, the Hurricanes, made an agreement that would keep Renton amongst the team, specifically to return him from injury and look after his development. He made no appearances during the 2015 campaign, but was a part of the Hurricanes squad for the 2016 season, in which the team was crowned Super Rugby champions for the first time. Despite coming back from injury and the campaign being a successful one for the franchise, it was one of personal disappointment for Renton, as injury ruined his year and he again failed to make the field.

The 2017 Super Rugby season saw Renton performing well throughout pre season. However he had to wait until round 13 against the Cheetahs to make his debut as regular Callum Gibbins pulled out late with injury. Renton came on as a replacement for Ardie Savea in the last quarter of the match, the Hurricanes went on to win 61–7. Gibbins returned to the squad the following week, which meant that was the only game time Renton saw in 2017 as the Hurricanes lost to the Lions in the semi-final 44–29. Despite having a promising Mitre 10 Cup for the Hawke's Bay Magpies and it being the first time he had played consistently without injury, Renton was not wanted in 2018 with the Hurricanes signing fellow Magpie Gareth Evans. [2] [3] [4]

Despite not being named in the original Highlanders squad for the 2021 Super Rugby season Renton played for the side in their pre season matches and after impressive displays he was added to the full squad for the remainder of the season and was named on the bench to play the Crusaders in Round 1 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [5] He ended up playing 12 games for the side during the 2021 season and was one of their stand out performers as they made the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final where they lost 23-15 to the Blues.

2023 was some what of a breakout year for Renton where he showed his physicality, skillset and all round game. Renton was the top try scorer (5) for the Highlanders super rugby team in 2023.

Bunnings NPC

Renton played no rugby in 2015 due to an injury sustained in 2013. He played four times in 2016, twice as a starting player and twice coming on as a substitute, with continued injury hampering his 2016. In 2017, Renton played every game for the Magpies. [2] [6] He played 4 games for Canterbury in 2018. In September 2020 Renton was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. [7] Renton played 11 games for the Mako in the 2020 season as they won their second premiership title in a row. Renton was part of the side as they made the premiership again during the 2021 Bunnings NPC, this time losing to Waikato 23–20.

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References

  1. ↑ "Hugh Renton". mako.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Hugh Renton itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hurricanes 2015 Super Rugby Squad". Super XV.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hurricanes 2016 Super Rugby Squad". Super XV.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Speight's Highlanders to play the Crusaders". thehighlanders.co.nz. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rugby: Renton signs three-year deal with home union". Hawke's Bay Today. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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