Rhys Carré

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Rhys Carré
BornRhys Michael Timothy Carré
(1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 27)
Cardiff, Wales
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight131 kg (289 lb)
SchoolCorpus Christi High School, Cowbridge Comprehensive School
Rugby union career
Position Loosehead Prop
Current team Saracens
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2019 Cardiff Blues 19 (0)
2019–2020 Saracens 8 (5)
2020–2024 Cardiff 75 (85)
2024– Saracens 22 (10)
Correct as of 21 October 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 Wales U20 20 (10)
2019– Wales 20 (5)
Correct as of 5 January 2025

Rhys Michael Timothy Carré (born 8 February 1998) is a Wales international rugby union player, who currently plays as a loosehead prop for Prem Rugby club Saracens in England. [1]

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Club career

Carré made his debut for Cardiff Blues in 2016, having previously played for the organisation's academy team. [2] He joined Saracens for the 2019–20 season, [3] before returning to Cardiff the following season. [4]

In March 2024, Carré re-signed for Saracens ahead of the 2024–25 season. [5]

International career

Carré made his debut for Wales on 31 August 2019, when he started in a 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Ireland. [6] He was subsequently selected in Wales' 2019 World Cup squad. [7]

Carré scored his first try for Wales in a 14–10 loss against Scotland during the 2020 Six Nations. [8]

He was selected in the initial 54-player training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, [9] before later being dropped from the squad for "failing to meet individual performance targets". [10]

In October 2025, having been isolated from the squad since 2023 by previous coach Warren Gatland, he was selected for the 2025 Autumn Nations Series by Steve Tandy. This was despite only earning 20 caps, 5 below the required number of players playing outside Wales to be called up for the national team. However, having not been given a reasonable offer to remain in Wales by his previous club Cardiff, he was permitted to return to the national team by the Professional Rugby Board. [11]

International tries

TryOpponentLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Llanelli, Wales Parc y Scarlets 2020 Six Nations 31 October 2020Loss

References

  1. ↑ "Rhys Carré". Saracens. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Young Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead". The Rugby Paper. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Rhys Carré: Wales prop joins Saracens". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rhys Carre re-joins Cardiff". Saracens. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rhys Carre: Saracens re-sign Wales prop from Cardiff for 2024-25 season". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Carré Wales debut
  7. ↑ Wales 2019 World Cup Squad
  8. ↑ "Scotland win in Wales to end 18-year wait". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Wales name 54-player training squad as Joe Hawkins misses out". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Prop Carre released from Wales World Cup squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd. "Tandy excited to bring Carre in from the cold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2025.


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