Hagen Schulte

Hagen Schulte (born 11 January 1993 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a German international rugby union player who currently plays for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR).

Hagen Schulte
Date of birth (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
SchoolSt Bede's College, Christchurch
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2016–17		 Marist Albion
Glasgow Hawks		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-17
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020		 Glasgow Warriors
Heidelberger RK
CSM București
Utah Warriors		 1 (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Buller ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Germany 8 0

Schulte usually plays as a fly-half but can also cover Full Back. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors.[1]

Born in New Zealand, Schulte was Scottish Qualified to represent Scotland rugby because his grandmother is Scottish.[2] He was also German Qualified to play with the German national team, which later prompted a move to Germany.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He formerly played for Marist Albion in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3] He was top scorer in the Canterbury league before signing for the Warriors.[4]

He also played for Canterbury at age grades.[5]

He played for Buller province in 2015.[6]

When not playing for Glasgow Warriors, his contact allows him to play for amateur club Glasgow Hawks.[7]

Schulte left Scotland for the 2017-18 season to play in Germany for Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga.[8]

Professional career

He trained with Glasgow Warriors in March 2016 before signing for the 2016–17 season.[9] Schulte said on signing: "Following my trial last season, all has worked out and I’m delighted to sign for Glasgow Warriors. I try and pride myself on a running and kicking game. Coming over here and training couldn’t be more exciting."[10]

Schulte made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on the 20 August 2016.[11]

He made his competitive debut for Glasgow in the Pro12 match against Scarlets on 10 February 2017.[12]

On 4 May 2017 it was announced that Schulte would leave the club at the end of the season.[13]

International career

In November 2017 Schulte was called up to the German national team squad for their Autumn internationals.[14] He made his debut against the USA national side on 18 November 2017 at Full Back.[15]

References
  1. "Hagen Schulte signs on for Glasgow". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. "Glasgow Warriors sign Kiwi fly-half - Planetrugby.com". Planetrugby.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. "Team & Player Stats". Allteams.co.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. Hildred, Patrick. "Glasgow Warriors sign fly-half Hagen Schulte on one-year deal | Rugby Union News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  5. "Glasgow Warriors sign Kiwi fly-half • Vodacom Rugby". Vodacomrugby.co.za. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  6. "Buller - A Brief Rugby History - New Zealand Rugby History". Rugbyhistory.co.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. "Warriors sign Hagen Schulte". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.rnz.de/sport/regionalsport_artikel,-rugby-wer-kann-den-heidelberger-rk-besiegen-_arid,299727.html&prev=search
  9. "Glasgow Warriors sign Kiwi fly-half Hagen Schulte on one-year deal". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  10. "Warriors sign Kiwi fly-half". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  11. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/08/20/narrow-loss-warriors-london
  12. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/match-report/glasgow-warriors-vs-scarlets-fri-10022017-1935
  13. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/17/05/04/warriors-announce-summer-departures
  14. http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/11/08/germany-name-extended-squad-november-tests/
  15. https://www.ultimaterugby.com/match/germany-vs-usa-at-brita-arena-18th-nov-2017/64554/lineup
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