Josh Gillespie

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Josh Gillespie
Date of birth (2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School Millfield
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-2022 Northampton Saints ()
2019-2020 → Ampthill RUFC (loan) ()
2021-2022 → Bedford Blues (loan) ()
2022-2023 Ealing Trailfinders ()
2022 → London Scottish (loan) ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 England U18s
2020 England U20s

Josh Gillespie (born 20 October 2000) is an English rugby union player who plays as a Winger.

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Early life

Born in Sydney, Australia, Gillespie started playing rugby union for Centaurs RFC when his family moved to Singapore. As a teenager he was educated at Millfield in Somerset. He initially played in the academy at Bath Rugby before joining the academy at Northampton Saints. [3] [4]

Career

Gillespie became the youngest player in Northampton Saints professional history, aged era at 18 years and 15 days, when he made his debut against Wasps RFC in the Premiership Rugby Cup in 2018. [5] He also played Premiership Rugby 7s for Northampton. [6] He scored a try on his Premiership Rugby debut against Bristol Bears in September 2020. [7] [8]

In August 2022, he signed for Ealing Trailfinders in the Rugby Championship during the 2022-2023 season, having also previously on loan from Northampton in that division for Ampthill RUFC and Bedford Blues. [9] [10] In 2022, he also spent time on loan at London Scottish. [11]

In February 2024, he joined Rugby League side Leeds Rhinos on a month's trial. [12]

International career

Gillespie represented England at U18 [13] and U20 level. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Josh Gillespie". TNT Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Josh Gillespie". All.Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Raisey, Josh (6 March 2024). "Ex England U20 wing on one-month trial with rugby league giants". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Young Guns: Northampton Saints winger Josh Gillespie". The Rugby Paper. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Josh Gillespie". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "GILLESPIE DETERMINED TO GRASP PREMIERSHIP RUGBY 7S OPPORTUNITY". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Premiership: Bristol Bears thrash Northampton Saints by running in seven tries". BBC Sport. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Nickson, Frank (9 September 2020). "Seven-try Bristol ease past Northampton Saints with 47-10 win". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Smith, Peter. "Former Saints wing on trial with rugby league side Leeds Rhinos". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Morgan, Charlie (21 August 2022). "Premiership salary cap special report, part two: Your club's squad-building strategy revealed". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "London Scottish name team to face Nottingham". Ealkng Trailfinders. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos news as ex-Premiership and England under-20s rugby union wing begins one-month trial". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Gillespie named in England Under-18s squad". Northampton Saints. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Vickers, Tom (27 November 2019). "Dickens names six Saints players in his first England Under-20s squad". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "ENGLAND MEN U20S SIDE TO FACE WALES". England Rugby. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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