Angus Blyth

Angus Blyth (born 4 March 1998), nicknamed Gus, is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Toyota Industries Shuttles.

Early life and junior career Blyth was born in Wahroonga in Northern Sydney, New South Wales in 1998. He played his junior rugby for the Casuarina Beach Rugby Club in Casuarina in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, and was in the school rugby team's 1st XV for 2015 and 2016, alongside Noah Lolesio and Dylan Riley.

Career Queensland Country Blyth made his senior professional debut in the first round of Queensland Country's title-winning 2017 season in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) against the Canberra Vikings. He played seven out of ten games for the Queensland Country overall, and started in the teams Grand Final victory.

Reds The following year (2018), Blyth made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds against the Sunwolves in the final round of the regular season. Coming on as a substitute, the Queensland Reds won 48–27 at Lang Park, Brisbane. Despite finishing thirteenth on the overall ladder, and missing finals, the 2018 Queensland Reds season was labelled the most successful in five years. Blyth's most consistent stretch was between rounds thirteen to round seventeen where he started every match.

Following the 2019 Super Rugby season Blyth re-joined the Queensland Country on their 2019 National Rugby Championship campaign. He was an integral part of the teams forward-line, starting every match for the Country and scoring a try in the first round. and it was subsequently the teams final season before the National Rugby Championship disbanded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2020, Blyth had played a total of fifteen games for the Reds in a year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2020, Blyth earned up to twenty-three caps for the Reds and became their starting lock.

Blyth became a first-team pick for the Reds throughout the 2021 (AU, TT) to the 2023 Super Rugby seasons. Although he only played five Super Rugby matches in 2024,

Waratahs In July 2025, Blyth signed with the Queensland rivals, the New South Wales Waratahs, for the 2026 season. He played a total of eleven games, starting in three. He scored one try.

Japan On 3 August 2026, the Toyota Industries Shuttles in the Japan Rugby League One announced the signing of Blyth among six new players joining the squad.

International career Having been in The Southport School's 1st XV in his youth, Blyth was selected for the Australia U20 (Junior Wallabies) team for the 2017 Oceania Rugby U20 Championship. Playing at least one match for the Junior Wallabies, Blyth was again selected for the team ahead of the 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship that took place in Georgia. The following year Blyth was again selected in the Junior Wallabies' international campaigns, and featured in all five of their 2018 World Rugby U20 Championship fixtures. Blyth had been the longest-serving lock in any Australian Super Rugby team without an Australia cap, having played over sixty games for the Reds.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and tries by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsTriesPoints 2017 National Rugby Championship 6 0 0 2018 9 2 10 Total 15 2 10 2018 Super Rugby 1 0 0 2019 National Rugby Championship 6 1 5 2019 Super Rugby 7 1 5 2020 6 0 0 2020 Super Rugby AU 9 1 5 2021 5 0 0 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 3 0 0 2022 Super Rugby Pacific 15 0 0 2023 8 0 0 2024 5 0 0 2025 14 2 10 Total 72 4 20 2026 Super Rugby Pacific 11 1 5 Career total 105 8 40

International

+ Appearances and tries by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsTries Points Australia 2024 4 0 0 Australia A 2024 1 0 0 Total 5 0 0