Sean Kerr

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Sean Kerr
Date of birth (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1] [2]
Weight89 kg (196 lb) [1] [2]
School Whitgift School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre [1]
Current team Harlequins
Youth career
–2017 Sutton & Epsom
2017–2023 Harlequins Academy
2022 Whitgift School
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Harlequins 1 (0)
2023Richmond (loan) 7 (50)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 England U17
2022 England U18 5
2023 England U19 2
2024– England U20 8 (84)
Medal record
Under-20 rugby union
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Rugby U20 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 South Africa Team

Sean Kerr (born 8 November 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays for Harlequins in the English Premiership.

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Early life and career

Kerr was born in 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa. [3] He began playing rugby as a five-year-old at Effingham & Leatherhead RFC in Surrey. [3] He joined Sutton & Epsom RFC [4] in Southwest London before he later joined the Harlequins Academy. [3] Kerr also attended the Whitgift School in South Croydon, London. [2] [5]

Harlequins

Playing with the Harlequins Academy from at least 2017, [2] Kerr was promoted to the senior team ahead of the 2023–24 season [1] having played for England national youth teams consistently since 2022. [2] After making an appearance at outside centre against Nottingham in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup in October, [6] he was subsequently loaned out to Richmond in the National League 1 (third tier) between September and November 2023. [7]

International career

England youth

2022–2023

While at the Harlequins Academy Kerr was a part of England U17, U18 and U19 teams for 2022–2023, and toured South Africa for the U18 International Series in 2022. [5] Kerr played a total of five games for the U18s. [2] Kerr also played two games in 2023 for England U19s against Wales U19s and Italy U18s. [8] [9]

2024

Kerr was named in the England U20s squad ahead of the 2024 U20 Six Nations Championship. [10] He started against first round opponents Italy. [11] Kerr scored the first points of the match and scored seven points in total before being subbed off at half-time. [11] England won 11–36 in Treviso. [11] Missing the second round fixture against Wales, Kerr played the remainder of England's Six Nations campaign as starting inside centre and was named “player of the match” against their round three opponents, Scotland. [12] Kerr scored forty points overall for England, [13] including one try. England won the 2024 U20 Six Nations Championship, clinching the title by table point over Ireland. [14]

Following from his performances and status with England, Kerr was again in the England U20 squad for the 2024 U20 Championship in South Africa. [15] Aside from a pool stage fixture against Fiji U20, Kerr started and played every England U20 match, and proved vital in both knockout stage matches, scoring a combined thirty-two points (including one try) in the Semi-finals and Final. England won the 2024 U20 Championship, defeating France U20 21–13. [16] [17]

In November 2024, he was called-up to the England A national rugby union team. [18]

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