Nathan Fowles

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Nathan Fowles
Birth nameNathan Shane Fowles
Date of birth (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Edinburgh
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2015 Sale Sharks 26 (5)
2011–2012 → Preston Grasshoppers 19 (126)
2015 → Edinburgh 6 (0)
2015–2019 Edinburgh 68 (43)
2019– Ealing Trailfinders ()
Correct as of 29 March 2019
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 → Border Bulldogs 1 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 England U20 2 (0)
Correct as of 25 October 2014

Nathan Shane Fowles (born 8 April 1993 in Rochdale, England) is a professional rugby union player who plays Scrum-half for Ealing Trailfinders in the English RFU Championship.

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Club career

Fowles progressed through the Sale Sharks academy and made his first ten appearances for the club while still a teenager. [1] While on loan to Preston Grasshoppers during the 2011–12 season, he was named in the National League 2 North Team of the Year. [1] He subsequently spent the summer of 2012 at Border Bulldogs competing in the under-21 Currie Cup. [1] In March 2013, Fowles scored the winning try against Saracens in the semi-final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup. [2] He started the defeat against Harlequin F.C. in the final. [3]

In February 2015, Fowles joined Edinburgh on loan. [4] In April 2015 the deal was made permanent. [5] In May 2015, Fowles was an unused substitute in the final of the European Challenge Cup against Gloucester. [6]

It was confirmed in March 2019 that Fowles would be leaving Edinburgh at the end of the season to join RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders on a two-year deal. [7]

International career

Fowles represented England under-20 in the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [8] In October 2016, Fowles received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend for the Autumn Internationals. [9] He is Scottish qualified through his Edinburgh born grandfather. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sale Sharks club profile". Sale Sharks. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "LV= Cup: Sale beat Saracens 21-15 to book place in final". BBC Sport. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "LV= Cup final: Sale Sharks 14-32 Harlequins". BBC Sport. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nathan Fowles joins Edinburgh Rugby on loan deal". The Scotsman. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nathan Fowles and Alex Toolis commit futures to Edinburgh". BBC Sport. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "European Challenge Cup final: Edinburgh 13-19 Gloucester". BBC Sport. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Nathan Fowles to join Ealing Trailfinders from Edinburgh Rugby". Ealing Trailfinders. 29 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ireland U20 16-15 England U20". ESPN Scrum. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Scotland: Gregor Townsend calls up 10 new caps for autumn Tests". BBC Sport. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Edinburgh deals for Rory Sutherland & Nathan Fowles". BBC Sport. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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