Lewis Ludlow

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Lewis Ludlow
BornLewis Wyndham Ludlow
(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 31)
Bedford, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
School Redborne Upper School
Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Current team Gloucester Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015– Gloucester Rugby 251 (130)
Correct as of 7 Dec 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 England U18 4 (0)
2021– England 2 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Lewis Ludlow (born 11 September 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Gloucester. [1]

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Club career

Ludlow joined the academy of Gloucester Rugby at the age of 17. [2] In November 2013, Ludlow made his Gloucester debut in a friendly against Japan and competitive debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against the Scarlets, [3] suffering a knee injury which ruled him out of the 2014 Junior World Cup. [3]

He was a member of the Gloucester squad that lost consecutive European Rugby Challenge Cup finals to Stade Français in 2017 [4] and Cardiff Blues in 2018. [5] In November 2020 it was announced that he was the new club captain at Gloucester. [2] He will remain as club captain for the 2021–22 season. [6]

International career

In the summer of 2013 Ludlow represented England under-18 on their tour of South Africa. [3] He had also been eligible for Wales qualifying through a grandfather. [7]

In October 2020 Ludlow was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones. [8] On 4 July 2021 Ludlow made his Test debut for England against the United States at Twickenham [9] [10] and became the fifth player in history to captain England on his debut. [11] He also captained the following weekend against Canada and subsequently received a four-game suspension for foul play during this match. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Lewis Ludlow club profile". Gloucester Rugby Official Site. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Evely, John (17 November 2020). "Gloucester Rugby appoint 'homegrown role model' as 2020/21 club captain". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lewis Ludlow signs contract to remain with Gloucester Rugby". Premiership Rugby. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Brendon (12 May 2017). "European Challenge Cup final: Gloucester 17-25 Stade Francais". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (11 May 2018). "European Challenge Cup final: Cardiff Blues 31-30 Gloucester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lewis Ludlow to lead Gloucester Rugby for 2021-22 season". Gloucester Rugby. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Simon (5 December 2017). "The phenomenal England youngster with a Welsh grandfather whose name is on the lips of rugby bosses in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "England: Head coach Eddie Jones names 12 uncapped players in training squad". BBC Sport. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Collins, Jack (2 July 2021). "Lewis Ludlow to captain England side featuring eight debutants against USA at Twickenham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. 1 2 Evely, John (16 July 2021). "How Gloucester skipper Lewis Ludlow can play opening Premiership game despite four-game suspension". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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