Danny Ablett
Birth name | Daniel Ablett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 April 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Ablett went to Boroughmuir High School and then played rugby for
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]
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
- ^ a b Player numbers [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Daniel Ablett - Consultant Profile - NHS". www.nhs.uk.
- ^ "Four late tries put Schools in charge". HeraldScotland. 29 March 1993.
- ^ "New Zealand influence helps prepare for a famous victory Accies Greene with envy of coaching skill". HeraldScotland. April 1996.
- ^ "Sale defeat will give Glasgow lessons for the Euro build-up". HeraldScotland. 18 August 1997.
- ^ "Glasgow victorious in hard playing conditions Lack of continuity in play blamed on new SRU refereeing directive". HeraldScotland. 29 August 1997.
- ^ "Glasgow Rugby 35-21 Swansea : Match Centre | Heineken Cup | ERC | Official Website". 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016.
- ^ "London Wasps 43-5 Glasgow Rugby : Match Centre | Heineken Cup | ERC | Official Website". 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Heineken Cup - Team news". The Independent. 22 October 2011.
- ^ Hawks roll of honour pitchero.com
- ^ "StackPath". www.glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ "I'll never forget pal who didn't make it - Edinburgh Evening News". 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.