Aaron Hinkley

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Aaron Hinkley
Birth nameAaron Richard Hinkley
Date of birth (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Hereford, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School Hartpury, Gloucester
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2020 Gloucester 13 (10)
2022–2022 Exeter Chiefs 4 (0)
2021–2022 →Coventry (loan) 7 (10)
2022–2023 Northampton Saints 4 (0)
Correct as of 29 June 2022
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017
2018-2019		 England U18
England U20 		4
15		 (5)
(15)
Correct as of 26 January 2020

Aaron Richard Hinkley (born 29 March 1999 in Hereford, England) is an English professional rugby union player. He plays as a flanker for Northampton Saints.

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Club career

Hinkley was a pupil at St Peter's High School, Gloucester, Bromsgrove School, and Hartpury, Gloucester. He joined the Gloucester academy in the summer of 2017. [1] He made his debut as a replacement for Ben Morgan in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Newcastle Falcons on 3 February 2018 and had a try disallowed for having a foot in touch. [2] He made his Premiership debut, again as a replacement for Ben Morgan, against Exeter Chiefs on 24 November 2018. [3] He was nominated for the 2019/20 Premiership Rugby Cup breakthrough player award after scoring a try against London Irish in the group stage. [4]

It was announced on 2 March 2020 that Hinkley will be joining Exeter Chiefs for the 2020/21 season. [5] On 31 May 2022, it was confirmed that Hinkley signed for Premiership rivals Northampton Saints following a successful trial from the 2022-23 season. [6] On 23rd March 2023 he was released from his Saints' contract.

International career

Hinkley made a try-scoring debut for England under-18s against Scotland in March 2017. [1] [7] He also played on the under-18s' 2017 summer tour of South Africa. [8]

Hinkley also scored a try on his debut for England under-20s in a bonus point win against Wales in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [9] He was in the England squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and appeared as a replacement in the defeat against France in the final. [10] He played every minute of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, winning two man of the match awards in the tournament and scoring a try against Scotland. [11] He started every game of the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, scoring a try against Australia as England finished fifth. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Young Gun: Aaron Hinkley – England U18s flanker". The Rugby Paper. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle take the spoils in hard-fought Anglo-Welsh Cup Encounter". Gloucester Rugby. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Four Gloucester Rugby youngsters named in England Under-20s squad". Gloucestershire Live. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gloucester Rugby set to lose highly-rated homegrown prospect with Exeter Chiefs among interested clubs". Gloucestershire Live. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Hinkley signs for the Chiefs". Exeter Chiefs. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Saints sign Aaron Hinkley and Alfie Petch". Northampton Saints. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Match report: England u18 31 – 17 Scotland u18". Scottish Rugby. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "England name their junior squad for South Africa series". Ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Redpath and Hinkley scored tries on debut in England Under-20s win over Wales". Premiership Rugby. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "The Gloucester Rugby trio at the World Rugby U20 Championship". Gloucestershire Live. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Aaron Hinkley reflects on U20 Six Nations". Gloucester Rugby. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Aaron Hinkley player profile". It's Rugby. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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