Damien Hoyland
| Birth name | Damien Hoyland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | James Gillespie's HS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Telford College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damien Hoyland (born 11 January 1994) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh in the Pro14. Damien made his professional debut for Edinburgh in their Guinness PRO12 clash at home to Ospreys in 2015,[1] with his international bow coming during the 2015 summer test victory over Italy.[2] His first international try came in a 2017 summer test, also against Italy.[3]
He's currently contracted to Edinburgh until the end of the 2017/18 season.[4]
Age grade rugby[]
The James Gillespie's HS former pupil represented Scotland under-17 as well as Edinburgh at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. He was part of the Scotland under-17 Sevens team which took part in the Youth Commonwealth Games on the Isle of Man in 2011.
Sevens[]
In February 2015, he was named in the Wellington Sevens World Rugby dream team, after scoring seven tries, which made him the events top try scorer.
International[]
Hoyland made his full international debut in the summer of 2015, and to date has garnered four caps. He scored his first test try during a 2017 summer victory over Italy.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Scotland Men".
- ^ "Italy 12-16 Scotland". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Scotland Men".
- ^ "Damien Hoyland".
- ^ "Damien Hoyland".
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
- People educated at James Gillespie's High School
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks