Hugo Southwell
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Hugo Finlay Grant Southwell |
| Date of birth |
(1980-05-14) 14 May 1980 (age 31) |
| Place of birth |
London, England |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight |
96 kg (15 st 2 lb) [1] |
| School(s) attended |
Cottesmore Prep School / Eastbourne College |
| University(s) |
University of the West of England |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Wing / Full-back |
| Current club |
London Wasps |
| Senior clubs* |
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| Representative teams** |
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* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 26 October 2011. |
Hugo Finlay Grant Southwell (born 14 May 1980 in London) is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays as a fullback, centre, wing or scrum half.
He plays for London Wasps after signing from Stade Français in the summer of 2011. He qualifies for Scotland through a maternal grandfather from Falkirk. Southwell made his Scotland debut as a replacement in 2004 against Samoa in New Zealand. He made a try-scoring debut at Murrayfield as he crossed the line against Australia in the opening match of the 2004 Autumn tests. Southwell was restored to the Scotland line-up for the 2005 Autumn test against New Zealand and rewarded Frank Hadden with a fine display against the All Blacks.
Southwell is also a keen cricketer. He was coached at Eastbourne College by the former West Indian test cricketer John Shepherd. Having played three One Day matches for the Sussex Cricket Board as a batting all-rounder before deciding to concentrate on rugby. He still maintains the ambition to play first-class cricket, once his rugby career is over, in the hope that he will be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a double internationalist. Southwell's ambition received the support of the former England cricket coach Peter Moores, who previously coached Southwell at Sussex. This support was to the dismay of Frank Hadden who had previously voiced his concern over Southwell's cricketing ambitions ahead of the rugby internationals against Barbarians and the two-match Test tour of South Africa in 2006. Hadden had wanted the Scottish Rugby Squad to rest ahead of the showpiece games and was concerned that Southwell, who took three wickets for Heriot's and hit the winning runs against Edinburgh Accies, decided to play in the Masterton Trophy instead.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Southwell, Hugo |
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| Date of birth |
14 May 1980 |
| Place of birth |
London, England |
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