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 (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 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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