Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies are pleased to confirm the re-signing of prop Blake Schoupp for an additional three years through to the end of 2029.<\/p>\n
Schoupp, 28, made his international debut off the bench against Les Bleus at Stade de France in 2023 before representing the Wallabies in four more Tests at the Rugby World Cup later that year.<\/p>\n
A powerful and skilful scrummager, Schoupp was dealt a setback in 2025 after rupturing his Achilles during a Super Rugby Pacific game against the Queensland Reds that prematurely ended his season.<\/p>\n
He has rebounded strongly in 2026, playing all six games thus far for the in-form Brumbies and providing punch off the bench against quality opposition.<\/p>\n
Born in Wollongong, Schoupp was a Woonona Shamrocks junior before establishing himself as a schoolboy representative front-rower with St Joseph\u2019s Nudgee College in Queensland ahead of a move home to NSW for club stints with Randwick and Southern District.<\/p>\n
He played the first of his 35 Super Rugby Pacific matches for the Brumbies against the Waratahs to open the 2023 season, marking a rapid rise that culminated in a Rugby World Cup berth seven months later.<\/p>\n
Wallaby No. 970 Schoupp said:<\/p>\n
\u201cCanberra is home for me and I couldn\u2019t be happier to be staying on at the Brumbies. This group means a lot to me, and I feel like we\u2019re building something really special here.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe environment we\u2019ve got, the people around the club, and the support from the fans \u2014 it all makes you want to stick around and be part of it. I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s ahead and keen to keep contributing however I can.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing back from injury wasn\u2019t easy, but the belief the club showed in me really stuck. I just want to repay that trust every time I pull on the jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rugby Australia Director of High Performance Peter Horne said:<\/p>\n
\u201cBlake has bounced back from his injury setback last year and has made a positive impact for the Brumbies so far this season. At 28, and with Rugby World Cup experience, he is entering his prime years as a loosehead and is committed to pushing for a gold jersey once again.<\/p>\n
\u201cRugby Australia is building a solid stable of front-rowers as we plan towards next year\u2019s home Rugby World Cup and Blake\u2019s strong scrummaging and good work ethic adds to that depth. Blake has benefited from the mentoring of James Slipper at the Brumbies. We look forward to his continued growth and improvement over the next three years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great for the club to re-sign a player like Blake. He\u2019s shown incredible resilience to come back from his injury, and he\u2019s repaying the faith of the club and our fans with his performances on the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlake brings great energy and a positive vibe to the group, and that\u2019s really important for us. On top of that, his set-piece work is top class, and he\u2019s continuing to develop his all-round game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a player who adds a lot to this squad, both on and off the field, so we\u2019re really pleased to have him locked in moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blake Schoupp <\/p>\n
Position: Prop <\/p>\n
Height: 180cm <\/p>\n
Weight: 110kg <\/p>\n
Born: 28\/3\/1998, Wollongong <\/p>\n
Senior Club: Gungahlin Eagles <\/p>\n
School: St Joseph\u2019s Nudgee College <\/p>\n
Junior Club: Woonona Shamrocks <\/p>\n
Tests: 5 <\/p>\n
Wallabies Debut: 2023 v France, Paris <\/p>\n
Wallaby Number: 970<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies are pleased to confirm the re-signing of prop Blake Schoupp for an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,2500],"class_list":["post-564281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-wallabies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}