Luke Baldwin

Luke Baldwin
Birth name Luke Baldwin
Date of birth (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990
Place of birth Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
School The Judd School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Worcester Warriors
Youth Career
  Tunbridge Wells
Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2006–13
2009–10
2010–13
2013–15
2015–		 Tunbridge Wells
Saracens
Blackheath
Bedford Blues
Bristol
Worcester Warriors		 ()

Luke Baldwin (born 15 September 1990) is a rugby union player born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England.[1] He plays for Aviva Premiership side, Worcester Warriors as a scrum-half.[2]

Early life

Baldwin was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge, where he also played rugby for them.[3] In 2003, he represented Judd at Kent County Athletics U13 Championships at Canterbury High School, finishing third in the 75-metre hurdles and fourth in the 100-metres.[4]

Club career

Baldwin started playing rugby for Tunbridge Wells RFC. In 2006, he signed with Saracens Academy where he trained while also playing for Tunbridge Wells until 2009.[5] After leaving Tunbridge Wells, he was loaned to Blackheath F.C..[6] He made his debut for Saracens in 2010 and went on to make 5 first team appearances for Saracens.[7]

In 2010, he was loaned to RFU Championship side, Bedford Blues as part of a player linkup.[8] In 2012, he returned to Bedford Blues on a dual registration with Saracens.[9] While at Bedford, he received praise for his performances.[10] He also represented Saracens in the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series while also playing for Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship.[11] In 2013, he left Saracens and Bedford Blues and signed for Bristol Rugby, playing his final game for Bedford against London Welsh.[12] On 17 February 2015, Baldwin left Bristol to join local rivals Worcester Warriors who make their move to the Aviva Premiership from the 2015-16 season.[13]

Representative Honours

In 2007, he was selected to play for the Kent RFU and was later called up for London & South East Under-18s.[3] In 2008, he was selected to play for England under-16s.[14] In 2010, Baldwin was selected to play for England Counties XV against AIB Ireland Club XV[15] and the France amateur national rugby union team.[16] In 2012, he played for RFU Championship XV against the Māori All Blacks after being selected by Bedford Blues coach, Mike Rayner.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Baldwin". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Luke Baldwin: Bristol bring in Saracens scrum-half". BBC Sport. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  3. 1 2 "Peter Austin gets London & SE U18 nod". Hampshire RFU. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  4. ↑ "U13 Championships 21 June 2003". KCAA. 2003-06-21. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Former Wells Star Signs For Bristol". Tunbridge Wells RFC. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  6. ↑ "Baldwin sparks Blackheath into life". News Shopper. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Luke Baldwin". Bristol Rugby. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  8. ↑ "Saracens and Bedford Blues in player link". BBC News. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  9. ↑ "Ten Saracens players registered to play for Bedford Blues". BBC Sport. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  10. ↑ Steve Cotton (2013-11-26). "BREAKING NEWS: Bristol Rugby swoop to sign Saracens scrum-half Luke Baldwin on two-year contract". Bristol Post. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  11. ↑ "Luke Baldwin tips Saracens for big things despite 7s finals disappointment". London24. 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  12. ↑ "New recruit Luke Baldwin attracted by Bristol's expansive approach". Bristol Post. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Bristol scrum-half Luke Baldwin". Bristol Post. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Armitage family tree growing with England Under 16 A team". RFU. 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  15. ↑ "Bason called up by England Counties XV". RFU. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  16. ↑ "Redruth's Sam Heard is selected for England Counties". BBC News. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  17. ↑ "Mike Rayer names RFU Championship XV squad for Maori All Blacks clash". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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