George Catchpole
George Joseph Catchpole (born 22 January 1994)[2] is an English retired professional rugby union player. During his career he played 17 times for Leicester Tigers between 2013 and 2018, as well as appearing for Nottingham and Doncaster.
| Birth name | George Joseph Catchpole | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Catchpole was born in Norwich, and made his senior debut for Leicester as a 19-year-old in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Ospreys[3]. In 2014-15 he was voted as Players' Young Player of the season at Leicester but injury and illness curtailed his career forcing him to retire at only 24.[4]
References
- "George Catchpole". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- "George Catchpole". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- "Leicester Tigers team news for LV= Cup opener". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- "George Catchpole: Leicester centre retires from rugby union". BBC. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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