English rugby union player
Rugby player
Hayden Hyde (born 15 September 2000) is an English rugby union player who plays as a centre for Harlequins in the Premiership.[1][2]
Club career
Hyde got his first taste of competitive club rugby as part of a highly successful age-group side at KCS Old Boys RFC[3] playing alongside a number of other talented Harlequins Academy, London Irish Academy and Wasps Academy players. After finishing his education at Cranleigh School at 18, Hyde moved to Ulster. Playing for Ulster 'A' in the Celtic Cup,[4][5][6] including featuring in the final against Leinster 'A'.[7]
He rejoined Harlequins in 2021 going on to make his debut in the first round of the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby Cup against Saracens. Coming off the bench in a 28–21 loss. He signed a new deal with Harlequins in February 2023.[8][9] He has also featured on loan for London Scottish in the RFU Championship.
International career
He qualifies for Ireland through his Mother, who was born in Tallaght.[10] His first taste of international rugby came in 2017 when he was called up to the Ireland under-18 squad for a friendly against Portugal under-18.[11] Hyde opening the scoring for the Irish side, with a try in the 9th minute in the 27–46 win.[12] In 2018 he started at centre in a 56–17 win over Canada under-18 where he scored two tries. He featured for the under-18 side 5 times in total.[13][14][15][16][17]
He was named in the Irish squad for the 2018 Rugby Europe Under-18 Sevens Championship.[18] With Ireland coming runners up, losing to France in the final. He featured once for Ireland under-19 in a friendly against Australia Schools.[19] While he was with Ireland under-19 he was invited to join the England squad however he declined.[20]
He was named in the Ireland under-20 squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, featuring twice, starting at inside centre against Scotland under-20 and England under-20.[21][22]
In 2021 he joined England Sevens and made his debut at the Malaga leg of the World Sevens, and was later named in the England squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[23]
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