Date of birth | 28 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Nudgee College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Aaron Schoupp (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blake Schoupp (born 28 March 1998) is an Australian rugby union player, currently playing for the Brumbies. His preferred position is prop or hooker.[1]
Schoupp played junior rugby for Woonoona before studying at Nudgee College. He returned to Sydney, first representing Randwick before joining Southern Districts.[2]
He is the brother of NRL player Aaron Schoupp.[3]
Schoupp trained with the Waratahs as COVID-19 cover, before joining the Brumbies for pre-season in 2023, being named in their elite development squad.[4] His performances in training earned him a start in Round 1 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season where he made his debut against the Waratahs.[5] He made 14 appearances for the Brumbies in his debut season, including 4 starts.[6]
In August 2023 Schoupp was named in the 33 man Australian Wallabies squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7] He made his test debut on 27 August 2023 against France, coming off the bench in a World Cup warm-up match.[8]