Alex Coles (rugby union)

Alex Coles (born 21 September 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Lock for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.[1]

Alex Coles
Birth nameAlexander Joel C. Coles
Date of birth (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999
Place of birthCambridge, England
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)
SchoolThe Perse School
UniversityBirkbeck
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
Shelford RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Northampton Saints 58 (15)
Correct as of 3 March 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
2019 England U20 10 (5)
Correct as of 3 March 2022

Playing career

Club

Coles played rugby as a child at Newmarket and Shelford Rugby Club prior to joining the academy of Northampton Saints at the age of fourteen.[2] In November 2018 he made his club debut for Northampton in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Wasps and the following year scored his first try for the club against Timișoara in the EPCR Challenge Cup.[3][4]

International

In 2017 Coles played for the England under-18 team on their tour of South Africa.[2][5] He represented the England under-20 team in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3][6]

References
  1. "Alex Coles". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. Mockford, Sarah (4 November 2020). "Hotshot: Northampton lock Alex Coles". Rugby World. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. Taylor, Mark (4 June 2019). "Alex Coles seeks to cap a year to remember with victory with England at the 2019 World Rugby Under-20 Championships". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. "Northampton and Harlequins into last eight". Sky Sports. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. "Alex Coles earns England under-18s call". Cambridge Independent. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. "World Rugby U20 Championship: England U20 45-26 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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