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| Birth name | Caleb Montgomery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portadown, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caleb Montgomery (born 19 June 1995) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for English Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup side Worcester Warriors. He plays as a number 8 or flanker. Montgomery made his Premiership debut v Wasps coming off the bench.
Born in Portadown, Montgomery plays his club rugby for Banbridge in the All-Ireland League. [1]
Montgomery made his senior Ulster debut on 5 January 2019 in round 13 of the 2018–19 Pro14, featuring off the bench in the provinces 40–7 loss against rivals Leinster. [2] [3]
Montgomery joined English Premiership club Worcester Warriors ahead of the 2019–20 season. [4]
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