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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/eliteplayer/008792.php|title=Glasgow Warriors - Callum Hunter-Hill|work=glasgowwarriors.com}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/eliteplayer/008792.php|title=Glasgow Warriors - Callum Hunter-Hill|work=glasgowwarriors.com}}</ref> |
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He was to be capped by Scotland for the under 18s and captained the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/scotland-u18/player/callum-hunter-hill|title=Scotland U18 (Callum Hunter-Hill) - Scottish Rugby Union|work=scottishrugby.org}}</ref> |
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He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2015 wiining the John Macphail Scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/top-scots-prospects-earn-new-zealand-scholarship-1-3740659|title=Top Scots prospects earn New Zealand scholarship|work=scotsman.com}}</ref> He spent 15 weeks there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news-publications/news/2015-recipients-of-the-john-macphail-rugby-scholarship-announced|title=2015 Recipients of the John Macphail Rugby Scholarship Announced|work=therobertsontrust.org.uk}}</ref> |
He later won a place to be coached in New Zealand in the summer of 2015 wiining the John Macphail Scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/top-scots-prospects-earn-new-zealand-scholarship-1-3740659|title=Top Scots prospects earn New Zealand scholarship|work=scotsman.com}}</ref> He spent 15 weeks there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news-publications/news/2015-recipients-of-the-john-macphail-rugby-scholarship-announced|title=2015 Recipients of the John Macphail Rugby Scholarship Announced|work=therobertsontrust.org.uk}}</ref> |
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| Birth name | Callum Hunter-Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 wiining 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]
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.
- ^ "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.