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| Full name | Henry Joseph Pollock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 January 2005 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Banbury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Pollock (born 2005) is an English rugby union player who plays for Northampton Saints and the England national team. [4]
Pollock attended Beachborough Prep School in Westbury, Buckinghamshire and Stowe School. He joined the Northampton Saints Academy at under-13 level. He also played for Buckingham RFC. He was captain of the Northampton Saints under-18s side that reached the 2023 Academy League final. [5] [6]
He made his debut for the senior Northampton Saints team in the Premiership Rugby Cup during the 2022-23 season. In October 2022, he became the club's youngest try scorer in the professional era. He signed a first professional contract with the club in the spring of 2023. He made his debut for the side in the Rugby Premiership against Leicester Tigers, in November 2023, and also played 5 times on loan in the Rugby Championship for Bedford Blues during the 2023-24 season. [6] [5] [7]
In December 2024, he scored a try on his Champions Cup debut in a 38-8 victory over Castres Olympique in the opening round of the 2024-25 tournament. [8] That month, he signed a new multi-year contract with Northampton. [9] In March 2025, he scored his first Premiership try after a chip and chase during a 27–24 loss to Sale Sharks. [10] In the Champions Cup quarter finals, he scored two tries again against Castres during a 51–16 victory. [11] In April 2025, he was nominated for Champions Cup Player of the Year 2025. [12] In May 2025, he scored a try during the Champions Cup semi-finals in a historic 37–34 victory over Leinster at the Aviva Stadium. [13] He went on to start the final as Northampton were defeated 28–20 by Bordeaux Bègles. After the full time whistle, he was involved in an altercation after trying to separate Saints captain Fraser Dingwall and Bordeaux fly-half Matthieu Jalibert. [14] Following the initial incident, Bordeaux prop Jefferson Poirot grabbed Pollock by the throat before the two were separated. Poroit was suspended for two weeks with Pollock being cleared on any wrongdoing. [15] At the end of the season he won the Premiership Breakthrough Player of the Season award. [16]
He captained the England U18 side. [17] He scored a hat trick on his debut for the England U20 side against Italy U20 in February 2024. [18] He was subsequently named player of the tournament for helping England win the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship title. [19] He was part of the England U20 side that won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa. [20] [21] In November 2024, he was called up to the England A national rugby union team for the first time and put in a Man of the Match performance against Australia A at the Twickenham Stoop. [22]
In January 2025, following an injury to Alex Dombrandt, he was called up to the senior England squad for the first time ahead of the opening game of their 2025 Six Nations Championship against Ireland. [23] In March 2025, he scored two tries off the bench on his senior debut during a 14-68 victory over Wales in the final round of the tournament. [24]
On May 8th 2025, Henry was the youngest player selected for the British & Irish Lions squad for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. [25] In July 2025, having originally been named in the starting lineup, he sustained a tight calf prior to kickoff against the Waratahs. He was replaced by Scott Cummings. [26]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 March 2025 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 7–45 | 14–68 | 2025 Six Nations Championship |
| 2 | 14–59 |
as of 15 March 2025 [update]
Champion (1): 2024 His parents are called John and Hester. His sister, Zoe, is a 400m hurdler at the University of Georgia and he has one brother, Angus.[ citation needed ]
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