Full name | George Arthur Furbank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kimbolton School Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Arthur Furbank (born 17 October 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a full-back for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and England. [1]
Born in Huntingdon, Furbank played his first rugby at Huntingdon RFC, where his family had been involved since the 1950s. [2] From the age of four until sixteen he was educated at Kimbolton School, where rugby was not played. Furbank played other sports, including cricket where he was a talented batsman and was on the books at Leicestershire until under-16 level. [2] He joined Bedford School for sixth form, captaining their rugby 1st XV before linking up with Saints' Senior Academy in 2015. [3]
In 2016 Furbank played for Saints in the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens Series campaign, and in 2017 he signed an extended contract with the Midlands side. [4] [5]
In November 2017 Furbank made his club debut and scored his first try for Northampton in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Exeter Chiefs. [6] The following season he started in the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Northampton beat Saracens to lift the trophy. [7]
Furbank scored two tries in a 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage game against RC Toulon and later in that campaign started in their semi-final elimination against Leinster. [8] [9] At the end of that season he started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final as Northampton defeated Bath to become League champions. [10]
In April 2025, upon his return from a fractured arm, Furbank scored a try and made two assists in a 51–16 win against Castres in the 2024–25 Champions Cup quarter final. [11]
Furbank received his first call up by coach Eddie Jones to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [12] On 2 February 2020 he made his Test debut starting in the opening round defeat against France. [13] He retained his starting place for the last round as England beat Italy to win the tournament. [14]
On 24 February 2024 Furbank started against Scotland during the 2024 Six Nations Championship and scored his first international try. [15] He also started their next fixture against Ireland which saw him score another try. [16]
Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | ![]() | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2024 Six Nations | 24 February 2024 | 21 -30 [15] |
2 | ![]() | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9 March 2024 | 23 - 22 [16] | |
3 | ![]() | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2024 Autumn Internationals | 24 November 2024 | 59 -14 [17] |