Nathan Fowles

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Nathan Fowles
Birth nameNathan Shane Fowles
Date of birth (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 30)
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
2011–2012
2015
2015–2019
2019–
Sale Sharks
Preston Grasshoppers
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Ealing Trailfinders
26
19
6
68
(5)
(126)
(0)
(43)
Correct as of 29 March 2019
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012Border Bulldogs 1 (0)
National team(s)
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.