Stan South

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Stan South
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Stan South with Old Glory DC
Birth nameStan South
Date of birth (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Southampton, England [1]
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) [1]
School Whitgift School [1]
John McGlashan College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Old Glory DC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2019
2019–
2020
2020–2021
2021-		 Harlequins
Exeter Chiefs
→ Edinburgh
Brive
Old Glory DC 		30
4
0
3
27		 (0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(10)
Correct as of 28 April 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 England U20 7 (0)

Stan South (born 24 July 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who currently plays for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. He previously played lock or flanker for CA Brive.

South began his career at Harlequins and made his professional debut against Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2015. [2] He joined Exeter Chiefs on a one-year deal in 2019, despite having initially signed for Coventry. [3] He joined Edinburgh on loan in February 2020 as cover during the Six Nations. [4]

On 6 November 2020, South traveled to France to join Top 14 side Brive for the 2020-21 season. [5]

Feeling stuck in his European rugby career, [6] South travelled to the United States joined Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby for the 2021 season. [7]

South was a member of the England under-20 team that won the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, starting the final in the second row. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stan South". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stan South Seals Exeter Chiefs move". Premiership Rugby. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs sign Stan South from Harlequins". 107.3 Radio Exe . 26 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh bring in Stan South to bolster back-row". The Herald . 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "W24News – FR – Rugby – Top 14 – Brive – The English second-row Stan South international joker in Brive". World 24 News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Joe Harvey (27 May 2021). "Stan South Exclusive: "I didn't want to be holding a pad for the rest of my life"". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Stan South returns for second season with Old Glory". Americas Rugby News. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Harlequins lock Stan South joins Coventry Rugby ahead of 2019/20 IPA Greene King Championship season". Coventry Telegraph . 23 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.


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