Blair Kinghorn
| Birth name | Blair Simon Kinghorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blair Simon Kinghorn (born 18 January 1997) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh in the Guinness Pro12.[1]
Edinburgh
Edinburgh signed the Scotland youth cap Blair Kinghorn on a two-year contract straight from Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
He made his professional debut, off the bench, in the 70th minute of Edinburgh round five 2015–16 Guinness PRO12 match against Zebre. For the last play of the game, a penalty attempt from inside Zebre's half, he was called on to take the kick, just slotting it short by inches.
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 FC’s Youth Academy.
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]
References
External links
- "Scotland U20 (Jamie Ritchie) | Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- Edinburgh Rugby - Blair Kinghorn