Luke Baldwin

Luke Baldwin
Personal information
Full name Luke Baldwin
Date of birth 15 September 1990
Place of birth Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 81kg
School(s) attended The Judd School
Club information
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current club Bristol
Youth clubs
YearsClub
Tunbridge Wells
Saracens
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
-2009
2006-2013
2009-2010
2010-2013
2013-		Tunbridge Wells
Saracens
Blackheath
Bedford
Bristol
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

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

Education

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]

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]

Representative career

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.[13] In 2010, Baldwin was selected to play for England Counties XV against AIB Ireland Club XV[14] and the France amateur national rugby union team.[15] In 2012, he played for RFU Championship XV against the Māori All Blacks after being selected by Bedford Blues coach, Mike Rayner.[16]

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  13. ↑ "Armitage family tree growing with England Under 16 A team". RFU. 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  14. ↑ "Bason called up by England Counties XV". RFU. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  15. ↑ "Redruth's Sam Heard is selected for England Counties". BBC News. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  16. ↑ "Mike Rayer names RFU Championship XV squad for Maori All Blacks clash". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2014-01-01.