Joe Marchant (rugby union)
Joe Marchant is a professional rugby player for Harlequins and England. He plays as a centre in the aviva premiership and other competitions.
He was born on 16 July 1996.
| Date of birth | 16/07/1996 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Winchester | ||
| Height | 6 ft (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| School | Peter Symons College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
| Current team | Harlequins | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014- | Harlequins | 18 | 15 |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014-15 2015-16 2016- |
England U18 England U20 England |
7 13 0 |
5 59 0 |
Background
Marchant was born on 16 July 1996 in Winchester. He began playing rugby at the age of 6 and studied at Peter Symonds College and was captain of the rugby side there. Marchant has also been schooled at Harestock and Henry Beaufort. He took an BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport. He played for Winchester as a school boy from 2002–12 and Symondians in 2013. He represented Hampshire rugby from u14-u18.
Marchant is also a blackbelt in Karate.[1]
International career
Marchant represented England u18 winning 14 caps and scoring 1 try.[2] Marchant has also represented England u20 scoring 59 points and 10 tries. He was a standout player in the 2016 junior world cup winning side. His impressive performances earnt him a call up to Eddie Jones' 45 man senior England training squad on 1 August 2016. On 30 September 2016 he was subsequently named in the Test squad for the Autumn Internationals.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hotshots: Harlequins centre Joe Marchant". 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "RFU - England".
- ↑ "England Rugby: Eddie Jones calls up seven uncapped players". BBC Sport. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.