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| Birth name | Curtis John Langdon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Weston-super-Mare, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Priory Community School St Paul's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Langdon began playing rugby age six in Weston-super-Mare at Hornets Rugby club and joined London Irish aged fifteen. [2] [3] On 10 August 2016 he left London Irish to join Sale Sharks. [4] Langdon scored a try for the Sale side that defeated Harlequins in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup final. [5]
In March 2022 it was confirmed that Langdon would end his six-year spell with Sale to join Worcester Warriors. [6] Shortly after this transfer Worcester encountered financial issues and in October 2022 his contract along with every other Warriors player was terminated. [7] He subsequently joined Montpellier for the remainder of their 2022–23 Top 14 season. [8]
After one campaign in France it was announced in January 2023 that Langdon would leave to join Northampton Saints. [8] In his first season at the club he played in their 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final elimination against Leinster. [9] That same month, he was named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Season for the 2023–24 campaign. [10] He then started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final which saw Northampton defeat Bath to become league champions. [11]
Langdon represented England under-18 at the 2015 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship. [2] The following year saw him score a try for the England under-20 team against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] Langdon was a member of the side that completed a grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [13] [14]
In June 2021 Langdon was included in the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones. [15] On 4 July 2021 Langdon made his Test debut starting against the United States at Twickenham. [16] A week later he made a second appearance in a victory over Canada. [17]
In January 2025, following an injury to Jamie George, he was called into the senior training squad for the 2025 Six Nations. [18]
On 21 February 2025, after not playing for England during the 2025 Six Nations despite being called up to the senior training squad [19] Langdon was named as Vice- captain for the England A game against Irish Wolfhounds at Ashton Gate on 23 February 2025., [20]
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