George McGuigan

George McGuigan

Full name	George McGuigan
Date of birth	30 March 1993
Place of birth	Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)[1]
School	Gosforth Academy
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
2003–09	Mowden Park RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–2016 2016–	Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers	39 0	(20) 0
correct as of 1 Apr 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010–2012 2013 2016	Ireland U18 Ireland U20 England Saxons	12 9 2	(5) (0)

George McGuigan (born 30 March 1993 in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England) is an English rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership. His position is Hooker and has represented England Saxons as well as Ireland U18's, U20's on several occasions.

Club career

McGuigan was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire and first played rugby for Richmond' High School, before moving to Newcastle to further continue his rugby career at Gosforth Academy. McGuigan was part of the Newcastle Falcons academy scheme which saw several Falcons academy players link up with the school to continue their studies and academy training during post-16.

He became a member of the first team squad after joining the club professionally in 2011. On 4 February 2014, McGuigan signed a two-year contract extension with Newcastle until the summer of 2016.^[2] In February 2016, McGuigan signed a contract to join Leicester Tigers from the 2016-17 season.^[3]

International career

Ireland U18

After successfully completing trials in 2010 McGuigan was selected to represent the Ireland U18 squad.

Ireland U20

On February 1, 2013, a date which is ever present within the young players mind as a day in which he can celebrate his call up, as well as his friends birthday. McGuigan made his debut against Wales creating several try scoring opportunities as well as injuring himself in the process, only to carry on and make a match saving tackle in his own final third.

England Saxons

McGuigan was called up by England Saxons for their 2016 tour to South Africa where he played two matches from the bench.^[4][5]

References

1. "George McGuigan - Player Profiles - Newcastle Falcons". Newcastle Falcons. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012.
2. "Newcastle Falcons hooker George McGuigan contract extension". Sky Sports. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
3. Boswell, Zinny (29 February 2016). "Leicester Tigers agree deals for Tom Brady and George McGuigan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
4. "England Saxons beat South Africa A in opening tour match". 10 June 2016.
5. "South Africa A v England Saxons". 17 June 2016.

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