Curtis Langdon

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Curtis Langdon
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Birth nameCurtis John Langdon
Date of birth (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Weston-super-Mare, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School Priory Community School
St Paul's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 London Irish 0 (0)
2015–2016 Henley Hawks (loan) 18 (5)
2016–2022 Sale Sharks 89 (70)
2016–2017 Macclesfield (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2019 Doncaster Knights (loan) 13 (10)
2017–2018 Fylde (loan) 4 (0)
2022 Worcester Warriors 3 (5)
2022–2023 Montpellier 13 (5)
2023– Northampton Saints 18 (30)
Correct as of 4 June 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2017 England U20 5 (5)
2021– England 2 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Curtis John Langdon (born 3 August 1997) [1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.

Career

Langdon began playing rugby age six in Weston-super-mare at Hornets Rugby club and joined London Irish at fifteen. [2] On 10 August 2016 he left London Irish to join Sale Sharks. [3] In September 2020 Langdon scored a try for the Sale side that defeated Harlequins in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup. [4]

Langdon scored a try for the England under-20 team against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [5] In June 2021 he was selected by Eddie Jones for the senior England team [6] and on 4 July 2021 made his Test debut against the United States at Twickenham. [7]

In March 2022 it was confirmed that Langdon would end his six year spell with Sale to join Worcester Warriors. [8] Shortly after this transfer Worcester encountered financial issues and in October 2022 his contract along with every other Warriors player was terminated. [9] He subsequently joined Montpellier for the remainder of their Top 14 season. [10] After one campaign in France he joined Northampton Saints for the 2023-2024 season. [10]

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References

  1. "Curtis Langdon ESPN profile" . Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Young Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul's & London Irish hooker". The Rugby Paper. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "Curtis Langdon: Sale Sharks sign ex-London Irish hooker". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. "England U20 beat Italy". Premiership Rugby. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. "England squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. "Worcester Warriors: Sale pair Curtis Langdon and Cameron Neild to move to Sixways". BBC Sport. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  9. Kitson, Robert (5 October 2022). "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester |". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Curtis Langdon: Northampton sign England hooker from Montpellier". BBC Sport. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.