Ross Batty

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Ross Batty
Date of birth (1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth North Tyneside, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Bath
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2009 Newcastle Falcons 4 (0)
2009–2010 Rotherham Titans 18 (5)
2010- Bath 112 (30)
Correct as of 4 June 2019

Ross Batty (born 20 September 1986, in England) a former Barnard Castle School pupil, is an English rugby union player whose primary position is hooker. Batty is currently at Bath in Premiership Rugby.

A regular in the scrum for Bath after joining from Rotherham in 2010. Batty celebrated his 150th appearance for the Somerset side, on 2 February 2018. The record takes into account cup matches. [2]

On 25 April 2019 Batty renewed his contract with Bath. The Bath regular agreed on an 'undisclosed-length' contract. With the club he had spent nine seasons with, at the end of the 2018–2019 season. [3] He will retire on medical grounds at the end of the 2020–21 season. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ross Batty to make 150th appearance for Bath Rugby against Ospreys". PremiershipRugby.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ross Batty: Bath hooker signs new contract with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Longstanding Bath Rugby man Batty to retire at the end of the season". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 1 June 2021.


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