Luke Baldwin

Luke Baldwin (born 15 September 1990) is a retired rugby union player born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England.^[1] He most recently played for Dragons in the Pro14 on loan from Aviva Premiership side, Worcester Warriors as a scrum-half.^[2]

Luke Baldwin

Birth name	Luke Baldwin
Date of birth	(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg)
School	The Judd School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Worcester Warriors Youth career - Tunbridge Wells – Saracens Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Tunbridge Wells 0 (0) 2006–2013 Saracens 4 (0) 2009–2010 Blackheath 0 (0) 2010–2013 Bedford Blues 52 (35) 2013–2015 Bristol 19 (15) 2015–2021 Worcester Warriors 35 (20) 2019–2021 → Dragons 10 (5)

Early life

Baldwin was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge, where he also played rugby for them.^[3] In 2003, he represented Judd at Kent County Athletics U13 Championships at Canterbury High School, finishing third in the 75-metre hurdles and fourth in the 100-metres.^[4]

Club career

Baldwin started playing rugby for Tunbridge Wells RFC. In 2006, he signed with Saracens Academy where he trained while also playing for Tunbridge Wells until 2009.^[5] After leaving Tunbridge Wells, he was loaned to Blackheath F.C.^[6] He made his debut for Saracens in 2010 and went on to make 5 first team appearances for Saracens.^[7]

In 2010, he was loaned to RFU Championship side, Bedford Blues as part of a player linkup.^[8] In 2012, he returned to Bedford Blues on a dual registration with Saracens.^[9] While at Bedford, he received praise for his performances.^[10] He also represented Saracens in the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series while also playing for Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship.^[11] In 2013, he left Saracens and Bedford Blues and signed for Bristol Rugby, playing his final game for Bedford against London Welsh.^[12] On 17 February 2015, Baldwin left Bristol to join local rivals Worcester Warriors who make their move to the Aviva Premiership from the 2015-16 season.^[13]

On 4 July 2019, Baldwin will join Welsh region Dragons in the Pro14 on a season-long loan for the 2019-20 season.^[14] On 22 May 2020, Baldwin extends his loan with Dragons for another season for the 2020-21 season.^[15] Baldwin left Worcester in Summer 2021 and announced his retirement from rugby.^[16][17]

Representative Honours

In 2007, he was selected to play for the Kent RFU and was later called up for London & South East Under-18s.^[3] In 2008, he was selected to play for England under-16s.^[18] In 2010, Baldwin was selected to play for England Counties XV against AIB Ireland Club XV^[19] and the France amateur national rugby union team.^[20] In 2012, he played for RFU Championship XV against the Māori All Blacks after being selected by Bedford Blues coach, Mike Rayner.^[21]