Blair Kinghorn
Blair Simon Kinghorn (born 18 January 1997) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
Birth name | Blair Simon Kinghorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh signed Kinghorn on a two-year professional contract straight from Edinburgh Academy.[1]
He made his professional debut as a 70th-minute substitute in Edinburgh's match against Zebre in the 2015–16 Pro12. For the last play of the game, a penalty attempt from inside Zebre's half, he was called on to take the kick, though it fell inches short.
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.[2]
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.
In Scotland's 2019 campaign he scored three tries in their first match against Italy. He scored another hat trick against Italy in 2023, also scoring against Wales earlier in the tournament. [6]
Kinghorn was selected in the 31 man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [7] In 2023 Kinghorn was selected in the 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Tries |
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Scotland | 2018 | 7 | 3 |
2019 | 10 | 4 | |
2020 | 8 | 1 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 10 | 1 | |
2023 | 12 | 5 | |
Total | 50 | 14 |
International tries
- As of 24 September 2023[9]
Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 2018 Six Nations | 10 March 2018 | 28 - 8 |
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BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | 2018 June rugby union tests | 16 June 2018 | 30 - 29 |
3 | ![]() |
Estadio Centenario, Resistencia | 23 June 2018 | 15 - 44 | |
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2019 Six Nations | 2 February 2019 | 33 - 20 |
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 6 September 2019 | 36 - 9 |
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2020 Autumn Internationals | 23 October 2020 | 48 - 7 |
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2022 Autumn Internationals | 29 October 2022 | 15 - 16 |
10 | ![]() |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2023 Six Nations | 11 February 2023 | 35 - 7 |
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 18 March 2023 | 26 - 14 | |
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14 | ![]() |
Stade de Nice, Nice | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 24 September 2023 | 45 - 17 |
References
- "Scotland youth Blair Kinghorn wins Edinburgh deal". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015.
- Smith, Aidan (14 December 2019). "Interview: Blair Kinghorn on Stuart Hogg, the World Cup, hat-trick heroics and why he quit Hearts to play rugby". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Edinburgh Rugby sign stand-off Blair Kinghorn". The Scotsman. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Six Nations: Scotland returns for Greig Laidlaw & Scott Lawson". BBC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Scotland v England - 2018 Six Nations". Six Nations Guide.
- "Six Nations: Blair Kinghorn scores hat-trick as Scotland beat Italy". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019.
- "Rugby World Cup: Stuart McInally to captain Scotland as Huw Jones and Rory Hutchinson miss out". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union.
- "Blair Kinghorn". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links
- Blair Kinghorn at ESPNscrum
- Blair Kinghorn at ItsRugby.co.uk
- "Scotland U20 (Jamie Ritchie) | Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- Edinburgh Rugby - Blair Kinghorn