Jude Postlethwaite
Jude Postlethwaite (born 3 April 2002) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Ulster. His preferred position is centre.[1]
| Date of birth | 3 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15.9 st; 223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played rugby t RBAI, under future Ulster assistant coach Dan Soper, was top scorer in the 2020 Ulster Schools' Cup, and represented Ulster Schools. After leaving school, he joined Ulster's academy. During his time in the academy, he represented the Ireland national rugby sevens team[2] in the World Rugby Sevens Series. He debuted for the national sevens team in 2021.[3][4]
In February 2022 he signed a development contract with Ulster, to be upgraded to a full senior contract after a year.[2]
References
- "Jude Postlethwaite". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Jude Postlethwaite: "It has been a dream of mine to play for Ulster"". Ulster Rugby. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- "Ireland sevens squads named for World Series opener in Dubai". Irish Rugby. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "South Africa 7s vs Ireland 7s". HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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