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[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Ablett played for Scotland Schools[9] and then Scotland Under 21 sides.[10]
[edit]
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[edit]
He is now a consultant surgeon at the University Hospitals in the north midlands of England.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.