Adam Radwan

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Adam Radwan
Birth nameAdam Belal A. Radwan
Date of birth (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
School Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–
2016–2018		 Newcastle Falcons
→ Darlington Mowden Park 		57
34		 (205)
(110)
Correct as of 31 January 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– England 2 (20)
Correct as of 16 November 2021

Adam Radwan (born 30 December 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a winger for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. [1]

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Early career

In his early rugby days Adam Radwan played for Middlesbrough R.U.F.C. Due to Billingham R.U.F.C. being in a higher league, he decided to transfer there>Winger Adam Radwan re-joined the Falcons' senior academy in the summer of 2017 after a string of impressive performances for the A-Team and in the Premiership 7s. [2] The former Billingham RUFC, Middlesbrough RUFC and Hartlepool Sixth Form College man is renowned for his pace and finishing ability. [2] He is of Egyptian ancestry. [3]

Club career

A star for the Falcons in the 2016 Singha 7s, Radwan spent the latter part of the 2016-17 season with National League 1 side Darlington Mowden Park, having made his Falcons first team debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup trip to Saracens. [2] Radwan's progress continued during the 2017-18 campaign, during which he won the Anglo-Welsh Cup Breakthrough Player Award. His pace and evasive running saw him as the top try-scorer during the European Rugby Challenge Cup, including back-to-back hat-tricks against Enisei-STM. [2] Radwan made his Premiership debut during 2017-18, capping off a memorable year by winning Falcons' Academy Player of the Season and helping the Falcons to the final of the World Club 10s in Mauritius. During 2018-19 Radwan scored his first Premiership try during an away game at Bristol Bears, and also scored his first Heineken Champions Cup try away to Edinburgh. [2] Helping the Falcons to promotion from the RFU Championship during the 2019-20 campaign with a string of eye-catching tries, he continued his progression with seven tries in 11 games during the 2020-21 season, earning a call-up for England's 2021 summer internationals. [4]

International career

On 10 July 2021 Radwan made his full England debut and scored a hat-trick of tries in a 70-14 victory against Canada at Twickenham. [5]

On 18 October 2021 he was named in England's squad for the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. [6] Radwan started on the wing in England's first game of the series against Tonga, scoring a try in the third minute as part of England's 69-3 win. [7]

International tries

As of 16 November 2021 [8]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 July rugby union tests 20 July 2021Win70 – 14
2
3
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 Autumn Nations Series 6 November 2021Win69 – 3

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References

  1. ↑ "Adam Radwan He recently beat Adam Brothwood in the dads sports day race". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Newcastle Falcons profile". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Heagney, Liam (9 July 2021). "He's probably the first Egyptian going to play for England". Rugby Pass. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "England squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "England 70-14 Canada: Adam Radwan and Jamie Blamire score hat-tricks in big win". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Quirke in but big names left out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "England claim 11-try win against Tonga". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Adam Radwan". 16 November 2021.
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