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Birth name | Josh Caulfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Taunton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Caulfield (born 9 June 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays in the second row for Bristol Bears.
In March 2015 Caulfield represented England Under-18. [1] He was part of the England U20 side that completed a grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [2] Later that year Caulfield was a member of the squad at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and started in the final which saw England lose against New Zealand to finish runners up. [3]
Caulfield appeared for his hometown club Taunton Titans and began his professional career with Exeter Chiefs making his first appearance in an Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against Cardiff Blues in November 2016. [4] [5] After being dual-registered with Cornish Pirates for four seasons Caulfield made a permanent transfer to the Pirates in May 2020. [5] Later that year he spent time on loan with Wasps RFC. [5]
In June 2022 having made more than 100 appearances for Cornish Pirates it was announced that Caulfield would leave to join London Irish. [6] He started in the 2022–23 Premiership Rugby Cup final which they lost against Exeter to finish runners up. [7] At the end of that season London Irish entered administration and in June 2023 it was confirmed that Caulfield had left to play for Bristol Bears. [8]
His brother Jake Caulfield was also a professional rugby union player for Bath Rugby and Ulster Rugby. [9] [10]