Curtis Langdon

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Curtis Langdon
Curtis Langdon 2023-24 English Premiership Northampton Saints vs Bristol Bears.jpg
Langdon in 2023
Birth nameCurtis John Langdon
Date of birth (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Weston-super-Mare, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 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)
2015–2016Henley Hawks (loan) 18 (5)
2016–2022 Sale Sharks 89 (70)
2016–2017Macclesfield (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2019Doncaster Knights (loan) 13 (10)
2017–2018Fylde (loan) 4 (0)
2022 Worcester Warriors 3 (5)
2022–2023 Montpellier 13 (5)
2023– Northampton Saints 50 (75)
Correct as of 25 May 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 England U18 5 (5)
2016–2017 England U20 6 (5)
2024– England A 2 (5)
2021– England 4 (5)
Correct as of 20 July 2025

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

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Club career

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 scored a try during the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Castres. [12] He started in the 2025 European Rugby Champions Cup final at Millennium Stadium as Northampton lost to Bordeaux Bègles to finish runners up. [13]

International career

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. [14] Langdon was a member of the side that completed a grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [15] [16]

In June 2021, Langdon was included in the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones. [17] On 4 July 2021, he made his Test debut starting against the United States at Twickenham. [18] A week later, he made a second appearance in a victory over Canada. [19]

In January 2025, following an injury to Jamie George, Langdon was called into the senior training squad for the 2025 Six Nations. [20] On 21 February 2025, after not playing for England during the 2025 Six Nations despite being called up to the senior training squad, [20] Langdon was named as vice-captain for the England A game against Ireland Wolfhounds at Ashton Gate on 23 February 2025. [21] [22]

Langdon was included in the squad for the 2025 England rugby union tour of Argentina and the United States. [23] He replaced Theo Dan as a substitute to earn his first cap since 2021 in a 22–17 victory which completed a series win against Argentina. [24] [25] In their last tour fixture, Langdon scored his first try during a 40–5 victory over the United States. [26]

List of international tries

as of 19 July 2025.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
119 July 2025 Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States 5–040–5 2025 summer tour [26]

Honours

Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
England U20

References

  1. "Curtis Langdon". ESPN. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Young Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul's & London Irish hooker". The Rugby Paper. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. Kitson, Robert (11 October 2024). "Northampton's Curtis Langdon: 'The next England opportunity I get, I'll be in for good'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. "Curtis Langdon: Sale Sharks sign ex-London Irish hooker". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. "Worcester Warriors: Sale pair Curtis Langdon and Cameron Neild to move to Sixways". BBC Sport. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. Kitson, Robert (5 October 2022). "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester |". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Curtis Langdon: Northampton sign England hooker from Montpellier". BBC Sport. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  9. Bradley, Jonathan (4 May 2024). "Leinster beat Saints to make Euro final with Lowe treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  10. "Premiership Rugby Team of the Season 2023/34". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 Hurcom, Sophie (8 June 2024). "Northampton hold off 14-man Bath in Premiership final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  12. Mann, Mantej (11 April 2025). "Saints thrash Castres to set up Leinster rematch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 Henson, Mike (24 May 2025). "Bordeaux bulldoze Northampton to win Champions Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  14. "Two unbeaten U20 sides left". Rugby365. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  15. "Under-20 Six Nations: Wales U20 21-37 England U20". BBC Sport. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  17. "England squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  18. Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  19. "England 70-14 Canada". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  20. 1 2 Kitson, Robert (21 January 2025). "England Six Nations injury worries grow with George out of Ireland opener". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  21. Raisey, Josh (21 February 2025). "Captain Jack van Poortvliet one of four Test players in England A side". RugbyPass . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  22. "Van Poortvliet stars as England A beat Ireland". BBC Sport. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  23. "George Ford and Jamie George to co-captain 36-man England squad on summer tour of Argentina and USA". Sky Sports. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  24. "England defeat Argentina to win Summer series". England Rugby. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  25. "Curtis Langdon Profile". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  26. 1 2 Pengelly, Martin (20 July 2025). "England outclass USA in dominant win amid lightning delays in Washington DC". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2025.