Birth name | Henry Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bedford Modern School | ||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Staff (born 8 March 1991) [1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays for RFU Championship side, Bedford Blues as a Centre. [2] [3]
Educated at Bedford Modern School, Staff showed precocious talent for the game and in 2009 was made Captain of the England U18 team for Rugby Europe. [4] [3] [5] Staff made his professional debut with Saracens F.C., having been part of the 2008 Saracens Academy with Owen Farrell, [6] [3] [5] before joining Bedford Blues for two years. He then signed for Rosslyn Park F.C. for 11 months before returning to Bedford Blues in June 2014. [2]
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