Danny Porte

Danny Porte (born 18 June 1975 in England) is an English former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Tighthead Prop position.

Danny Porte

Birth name	Danny Porte
Date of birth	18 June 1975
Place of birth	England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School	Dover Grammar School[1]
University	Exeter University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow Academicals Glasgow Hawks Watsonians RFC Waterloo Launceston Plymouth Albion Newton Abbot () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-98 Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs 1 (0) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Barbarians

Porte began rugby playing for school team Dover Grammar.[1] He left the school to go to Exeter University where he played rugby for the University team and was in the winning Exeter University team in the British University Sports Association final against Northumbria at Twickenham.

Porte began his professional career with Glasgow Warriors in 1996.[2] He was on the bench for Glasgow's European Conference match against Montferrand on 19 October 1996; and was on the bench for Glasgow's game against Newport RFC on 28 October 1996.[3] He came off the bench for Glasgow in their Heineken Cup home match against London Wasps in Season 1997-98.

At the time he was playing for amateur side Glasgow Academicals[4] before they merged with Glasgow High Kelvinside. Porte then played for the merged team Glasgow Hawks.

In 1998 he joined Watsonians RFC.[5]

He played for Waterloo in 2000.[6]

He played for Exeter Chiefs[2] gaining over 100 caps for the club.[7][8]

In 2004, he was a teacher for Devon County Council.[9]

He moved to the Cayman Islands in 2006[2] where he had a spell teaching.[10]

He also had a stint in France.[10]

In 2008 he played for Launceston[2] however he was released by them in January 2009.[2]

He joined Plymouth Albion in January 2009.[2][11]

He played for the Barbarians in 2009 against a Combined Services team.[12][13][14]

He played for Newton Abbot in 2011.[15]

Porte left Newton Abbot RFC to go to New Zealand in the Summer of 2013.[16] Porte is now coaching in Christchurch, New Zealand[17] for Christchurch Boys' High School.

References

1. "The First Thursday Newsletter No. 80". dovergrammar.co.uk.
2. "Porte feels he needs some games to get to his vintage best". West Briton. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
3. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12085591.Stark_hopes_to_see_an_unexpected_face_of_Glasgow/
4. "Flat-out Glasgow are right back in the race TEAMS". Herald Scotland.
5. "PORTE SNUBS HAWKS". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
6. "Match Centre - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Match Centre : Leeds Carnegie". Yorkshirecarnegie.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
7. "Testimonials" (PDF). Cbhs.school.nz. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
8. "Another Warm-Up Game For Glasgow". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
9. "Danny Porte | LinkedIn". Nz.linkedin.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
10. "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Myerscough commits to Launceston". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
11. "Unofficial Plymouth Albion - Devon Player Profiles". Unofficial Plymouth Albion. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
12. Paul Bolton (10 November 2009). "Combined Services v Barbarians match of remembrance will be a poignant occasion". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
13. "Barbarians pick star-studded side". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
14. "That's entertainment - with the Hawks as a star turn". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
15. "Short Newton Abbott report". oxfordharlequins.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
16. "RUGBY: Newton Abbot reappoint coaches". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
17. Andrew Voerman. "Keeping coaching simple — Coaching in Christchurch". Medium. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

• Statsbunker profile