Damien Hoyland

Damien Hoyland (born 11 January 1994) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.

Damien Hoyland
Birth nameDamien Hoyland
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
SchoolJames Gillespie's HS
UniversityTelford College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing/Full-back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Boroughmuir RFC
Melrose RFC		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Edinburgh Rugby 104 (130)
Correct as of 28 March 2023
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014
2015–
2022		 Scotland U20
Scotland
Scotland 'A'		 19
5
1		 (40)
(5)
(15)
Correct as of 30 October 2022
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014– Scotland 7s 11 (120)

Hoyland 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]

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.[4]

References
  1. "Scotland Men".
  2. "Italy 12-16 Scotland". BBC Sport.
  3. "Scotland Men".
  4. "Damien Hoyland".
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