Harry Wells (rugby union)

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Harry Wells
Birth nameHarry Ronald Wells
Date of birth (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb)
School The King's (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Leicester Tigers 209 (50)
2013 → Nottingham (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2016 Bedford Blues 51 (35)
2012–Total261(85)
Correct as of 12 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 England U20 5 (10)
2021 England 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Harry Ronald Wells (born 29 September 1993) [2] is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, the top division of rugby union. His primary positions are lock and flanker. He has also played for Nottingham and Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship, England second division. He has won one cap for the England national team. He was a Premiership Rugby champion in 2022.

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Club career

Wells made his debut for Leicester aged 19 in 2013 during an LV Cup game against Wasps [3] at Welford Road.

He joined Bedford Blues in 2014 initially on loan [4] before making the move permanent that summer. [5] Wells established himself in the side at lock playing more than 50 games across two and a half seasons. He featured for the side in the last Championship playoffs, after helping the side reach the top 4.

In the summer of 2016 he re-joined Tigers as a member of the first team squad. He made his Premiership debut against Bristol in November 2016, he then made his first Premiership start in February 2017 against Harlequins. Wells played as a replacement in the 2022 Premiership Rugby final as Tigers beat Saracens 15-12. [6]

Wells played his 200th game for Leicester as they beat Exeter on 21 September 2024, the opening day of the 2024-25 Premiership Rugby season.

International career

Wells was initially named as a member of the England 36 man summer training squad on 10 June 2021. Wells then went on to make his international debut for England on 10 July 2021 against Canada at Twickenham.

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References

  1. ↑ "Harry Wells". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Harry Wells". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Former Student In Leicester Tigers 1st XV" . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bedford Blues loan Leicester Tigers lock Harry Wells". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Four more sign for 14/15". Bedford Blues. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Premiership final: Leicester Tigers 15-12 Saracens - Freddie Burns drop-goal clinches title". BBC Sport. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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