Joe Marchant (rugby union)
Joe Marchant (born 16 July 1996) is a professional rugby player for Harlequins, The Blues and England. He plays as a centre in the English Premiership and other competitions.
| Date of birth | 16 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Winchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Peter Symonds College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marchant is regarded highly having received international recognition at U20 and U18 level as well as being involved in senior England camps.
Background
Marchant was born on 16 July 1996 in Winchester. He began playing rugby at the age of 6. He 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 RFC as a school boy from 2002–12 and Symondians in 2013. He represented Hampshire rugby from u14-u18.
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 earned 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]
On 20 April 2017, Marchant was one of 15 uncapped players named in the England tour party to Argentina in June for a 2-test series, but unfortunately had to pull out due to injury.[4]
In August 2017 Marchant was named in the 37 man training squad by Eddie Jones which he took part in.
On 10 November 2019, the Blues, Auckland's Super Rugby team, announced that they had signed Joe Marchant on their Instagram account. It was confirmed via their own website that he will be playing with them as part of a sabbatical clause provided by the Harlequins to further his international experience and possibility of an England call up.
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.
- "England name squad for Argentina tour". England RFU. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.