Birth name | Finn Sebastian Carnduff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 10 March 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Leicester Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finn Sebastian Carnduff (born 10 March 2004) is an English professional rugby union player. He plays as a lock and flanker for Leicester Tigers and has captained the England under-20 rugby union team.
Carnduff was a Leicester Tigers fan as a child before joining the club's academy. He initially played at full-back before becoming a second row player. [3] He attended Leicester Grammar School and played for Market Harborough Rugby Club, following in the footsteps of former England captain and head coach and Leicester second row Martin Johnson. [4] Carnduff is currently a student at Loughborough University. [5]
Capable of playing as a flanker or in the second row, [6] he made his debut for Leicester Tigers in March 2022 against London Irish in the Premiership Rugby Cup when he was 17 years-old. [7] [8] He made his Premiership Rugby debut for Leicester on the 6 May 2023 against Harlequins. [9] In April 2024, he was named in the Leicester starting XV in the league for the first time, against Northampton Saints. [10]
He was captain of the England national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [11] [12] He was captain of the England U20 side that won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa. [13] [14]