Luke Baldwin

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. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2014-01-01. 
13. ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Bristol scrum-half Luke Baldwin". Bristol Post. 17 February 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.