Will Wand
Will Wand (born 31 December 2001) is an English rugby union player, currently playing at Wing or Centre for Cambridge in National League 1.[1][2]
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| Birth name | William George Wand | ||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 December 2001 (age 20) | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Spalding, Lincolnshire | ||||||||
| Height | 6.2 ft (189 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||
| School | Spalding Grammar School | ||||||||
| University | Brooksby Melton College | ||||||||
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Career
Wand joined Spalding RUFC at the age of 4 and progressed through the age ranks until leaving for Brooksby Melton College to continue playing in the ACE league.[3][4]
Wand went on to feature for Leicestershire Rugby Union U18 whilst also being selected for the Midlands U18 squad.[5][6]
Wand made his debut for Cambridge in September 2021 in a National League 1 match against Rams RFC at 19 years old.[7]
On 11 December 2021, Wand was named Man of the Match after scoring two tries against league leaders Rossyln Park and received National 1 Player of the Week shortly after.[2][8][9]
Career Statistics
| Season | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Total Points |
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| 2021-22 | Cambridge | National League 1 | 20[10] | 7[10] | 35[10] |
References
- "Cambridge Squad Announcement". Cambridge RUFC.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Taylor, Mark (17 December 2021). "Will Wand chuffed with Cambridge's display to beat National League One leaders Rosslyn Park". Cambridge Independent. p. 1.
- Bedford, James (10 January 2022). "Will and Tom Wand embark on promising careers after starting out at Spalding Rugby Club". Spalding Today. p. 1.
- "Brooksby Melton College into top division". 20 October 2019. p. 1.
- "U18's Super Sunday". 28 November 2019. p. 1.
- Bates, Gail (28 November 2019). "U18's Boys Selected for Midlands Squad". p. 1.
- "Thrills and spills return as Cambridge are beaten by Rams in National League One". Cambridge Independent. 4 September 2021. p. 1.
- Taylor, Mark (11 December 2021). "Will Wand applies magic touch as Cambridge defeat leaders Rosslyn Park". Cambridge Independent. p. 1.
- "Round 14: Players of the week". National League Rugby. 17 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Will Wand | Statistics". Cambridge RFC.
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