Noah Cato

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Noah Cato
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Birth nameNoah Cato
Date of birth (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight165 kg (26 st 0 lb) [1]
School St. Aubyns School
Hurstpierpoint College
University University of Hertfordshire
Notable relative(s)Glenn Wilson
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2011 Saracens 56 (70)
2007-2008 London Welsh (loan) 2 (10)
2011–2013 Northampton Saints 1 (0)
2013–2015 Newcastle Falcons 28 (40)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 England U20 10 (45)
2009 England Saxons 4 (10)
Correct as of 31 January 2010
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2007 England

Noah Cato (born 31 March 1988) is an English rugby union player who plays as a wing and fullback for Wimbledon RFC in the National League 2 South. [2]

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He was educated at St. Aubyns School, Rottingdean, Hurstpierpoint College and at the University of Hertfordshire. [3]

Club career

Cato made his full debut for Saracens against Leeds Carnegie during the 2007–08 season. [4] He signed a new contract in January 2010. [5] On 5 April 2011 it was announced that Cato would be joining Northampton Saints for the 2011–12 season. Before he departed he was a replacement as Saracens won their first Premiership title. [6] On 26 February 2013, he signed for Newcastle Falcons for the rest of the 2012–13 season, after leaving Northampton. [7] However, he signed a permanent deal to stay with Newcastle from the 2013–14 season. [8] His last game for Newcastle Falcons was on 28 March 2015 against London Irish. [9] In 2017 he returned to rugby playing for Wimbledon in National 2 South, level 4.

International career

Cato represented England at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship. [10] In May 2007 he made his debut for the England Sevens team at the London Sevens. [11]

In 2008 he was a member of the England under-20 team that won the grand slam [12] and reached the final of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship. [13]

In January 2009 Cato made his debut for the England Saxons against Portugal [14] and played at the 2009 Churchill Cup. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "History Noah Cato".
  3. ↑ "Noah Cato". rfu.com/. Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Leeds 7–31 Saracens". BBC. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sarries stars extend deals". Sky Sports. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Leicester 18-22 Saracens". BBC. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle sign Northampton Saints winger Noah Cato". BBC Sport. 26 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Noah Cato sign new contract with Newcastle Falcons". The Journal. 4 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Noah Cato Player matches All competitions All seasons".
  10. ↑ "England U19 31–13 Argentina U19". BBC. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "England Sevens call on youngster for London debut". Rugby Football Union. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  12. ↑ "Grand Slam glory for England Under 20s". Rugby Football Union. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  13. ↑ "England U20 3–38 NZ U20". BBC. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  14. ↑ "England Saxons 66–0 Portugal". BBC. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  15. ↑ "Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons". BBC. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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