Alexander Moon

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Alexander Moon
Birth nameAlexander James Moon
Date of birth (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb)
School St Joseph’s College
Sedbergh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Bayonne
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2024 Northampton Saints 59 (5)
2024- Bayonne ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 England U20 2 (0)

Alexander Moon (born 6 September 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 side Bayonne, having departed Northampton Saints after their Premiership-winning 2023-24 season.

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Background

Moon began playing rugby during his time at St Joseph's College, Ipswich where he studied from age five to fifteen. [1] He earned a three-year scholarship to Sedbergh School to complete his A Levels and further his rugby development. [2]

Moon comes from a strong rugby family with his father, Jon, coaching Ipswich rugby club and aunt, Vickie, a former physiotherapist for Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. His uncle played for the rugby league side, Bradford Bulls. [3]

Club career

In 2015 Northampton Saints confirmed that Moon would join their senior academy and he was subsequently awarded a senior academy contract at the start of the 2015/16 season. [1] [4] In November 2016 he made his senior club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. [1] [5] Moon was also a member of the Northampton Wanderers side that beat Gloucester United 36–15 to win the 2017 Premiership A League [6] and Exeter Braves the following season to retain the title. [1] [7]

In February 2019 Moon signed his first professional senior contract with the Saints [8] and later that season started for the Northampton side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup. [9]

On 30 January 2024, Moon would leave Northampton to join French side Bayonne in the Top 14 from the 2024-25 season. [10]

International career

Moon represented the England under-20 team in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [11] In January 2020 Moon received his first call-up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alexander Moon". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Brammer, Chris (25 March 2015). "Eastern Counties boys excelling with Northampton Saints' academy". East Anglian Daily Times . Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alex Moon". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Northampton Saints: Harry Mallinder among 13 players to sign new deals". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Jamieson, Stuart (6 November 2016). "Newcastle Falcons 16-24 Northamton Saints report: Falcons can't build on early promise". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 The Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title". Northampton Saints. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Battling Wanderers beat Braves to secure second successive league title". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock signs first senior contract". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock agrees move to Bayonne". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Webb, Nick (11 March 2016). "Six Nations: England U20 16-42 Wales U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Jones, Chris (20 January 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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