Birth name | George Nott [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bodelwyddan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | King's School, Chester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George David Nott (born 21 January 1996) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker for Dragons RFC [3] and previously for London Irish. Born in Bodelwyddan, Wales, Nott was raised in Llandudno and Mold, and has represented England at Under-20 level.
Nott started all five games for the England under-20 team that hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship including the victory against Ireland in the final. [4]
He came through the academy at Sale and made his professional club debut in a European Rugby Champions Cup defeat away to Munster on 25 January 2015. [5] Nott made his Premiership debut in February 2017 against the Newcastle Falcons [2] [6] and made a total of 36 senior appearances for the Sharks. [7]
In August 2019, it was announced that he would be joining London Irish. [7]
He left the club to join the United Rugby Championship's Dragons ahead of the 2022–23 season. [8] As at Sale, he made his debut against Munster, this time finishing on the winning side as the Dragons won their first home game for 17 months in a 23-17 win. [9]
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