Beltus Nonleh

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Beltus Nonleh
Full nameBeltus Nonleh
Date of birth (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)
School St Cuthbert's High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Northampton Saints
Youth career
2011-2018 Rochdale
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-2020 Rochdale 22 (0)
2021-2023 Sedgley Park 33 (0)
2023- Northampton Saints 2 (0)
2023Leicester Lions (loan) 6 (0)
2023-2024Cambridge (loan) 2 (0)
2024Nottingham (loan) 5 (5)
2024-Bedford (loan) 12 (0)
Correct as of 19 March 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Lancashire under-18 1 (0)

Beltus Nonleh (born 15 November 2000) is a Cameroonian rugby union player who plays as a prop for Northampton Saints in the Premiership. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Nonleh moved to Rochdale in 2008 from Cameroon, going on to join Rochdale under-12s in 2011. He went up through the junior set up before playing 2 seasons at senior level. [5]

On 8 December 2018, while at Rochdale he was selected by Lancashire under-18 coming off the bench at half time in the 34–20 win over Cheshire under-18. [6]

He was picked up in 2021 by Sedgley Park, going on to win National League 2 North in 2023. He was named National League Two North tight-head of the season. [7]

In 2023 he was signed by Premiership side Northampton Saints. [8] Northampton's Director of Rugby Phil Dowson described him as a "rough diamond" who has "all the tools he needs to succeed at the top table of English rugby". [9]

When he joined the club he was unable to train due to having to have an operation on his foot. He returned to playing in National One featuring for Leicester Lions, [10] before moving up to Championship level playing for Cambridge, Nottingham and Bedford. [11] He went on to make his Northampton Saints debut in the 2024-25 Premiership Rugby Cup, coming off the bench in a 50–23 win over Coventry. [12]

He was voted the Northampton Saints' Cinch Player of the Month for February, after strong performances away on loan at Nottingham. [10]

References

  1. "Beltus NONLEH profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. "Beltus Nonleh (Prop)". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. "Beltus NONLEH - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. "Player Stats | Rugby Football Union". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. Rugby, Rochdale (26 May 2023). "Northampton Saints sign Beltus Nonleh". Rochdale Rugby Union Football Club. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. "Rugby Union: Rochdale RUFC players chosen for Lancashire U18s". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. admin (25 May 2023). "Title-winning prop signs for Northampton Saints". National League Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. "Northampton Saints sign props Elliot Millar Mills and Beltus Nonleh". BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  9. "News // Saints sign prop duo ahead of 2023/24 season". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Nonleh named cinch Player of the Month". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  11. "TEAM NEWS | Squad named for Hartpury test : Bedford Blues RFC". bedfordrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  12. "Premiership Rugby Cup - Match report Northampton vs Coventry, le 08/02/2025". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2025.