Blair Kinghorn

Blair Kinghorn
Birth name Blair Simon Kinghorn
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School Edinburgh Academy
Rugby league career
Youth Career
– Currie RFC
Rugby union career
Position(s) Stand-off/Fullback/Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Edinburgh Rugby 64 (135)
Correct as of 1 September 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2015
2018		 Scotland U18
Scotland U20
Scotland		 5
5
5		 (28)
(22)
(28)
Correct as of 25 June 2018

Blair Simon Kinghorn (born 18 January 1997) is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for Scottish based Edinburgh Rugby in the Guinness Pro14.[1]

Edinburgh

Edinburgh signed the Scotland youth cap Blair Kinghorn on a full professional two-year contract straight from Edinburgh Academy.[2]

He made his professional debut, off the bench, in the 70th minute of Edinburgh round five 2015–16 Guinness PRO12 match against Zebre. For the last play of the game, a penalty attempt from inside Zebre's half, he was called on to take the kick, just slotting it short by inches.

Youth

Kinghorn, has represented Edinburgh at under-17, under-18 and under-20 level and Scotland at under-18 and under-20 level.

Kinghorn was a National Youth League Cup winner with Currie at under-16 level and formerly a member of Heart of Midlothian’s Youth Academy.

He said: "When I was younger, football was my main interest, then I started to play rugby at school. Some of my mates went to play for Currie so I went along with them, then things escalated at under-16 level. I began playing for the school first XV and since then it’s been my goal to play professionally.[3]

International

In January 2018 he was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[4]

He went on to make his debut at Murrayfield in a 25-13 win against England.[5]

He then went on to earn his first international start, on the wing, in a 28-8 loss to Ireland. He scored Scotland's only try of the match. He played in all three matches during his first tour with Scotland - to the Americas in the summer of 2018 - scoring tries against the USA and Argentina.

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland youth Blair Kinghorn wins Edinburgh deal". BBC. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/32587394
  3. ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/edinburgh-rugby-sign-stand-off-blair-kinghorn-1-3763254#ixzz3rBOA7N1Y
  4. ↑ "Six Nations: Scotland returns for Greig Laidlaw & Scott Lawson". BBC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.six-nations-guide.co.uk/2018/scotland-v-england.html
  • "Scotland U20 (Jamie Ritchie) | Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  • Edinburgh Rugby - Blair Kinghorn
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