Will Butt

Will Butt

Date of birth	(2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Winchester, Hampshire, England
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	Canford School
University	University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Youth career 2014–2021 Bath Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Bath 63 (35) 2021 → Coventry (loan) 6 (20) Correct as of 25 May 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2025– England A 1 (0) Correct as of 23 February 2025

Will Butt (born 15 January 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Bath Rugby.

Early life

He grew up in Dorset. ^[1] He played junior rugby for Wimborne RFC in Wimborne, Dorset, in 2012. ^[2] He studied at Canford School in the county. Butt started playing age group rugby union for Bath Rugby at the age of fourteen years-old and captained Bath at under-18 level during the 2017-18 season. He attended the University of Bath where he played first-XV rugby in BUCS Super Rugby. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

He plays at centre. In April 2021, Butt joined Coventry of the RFU Championship on loan from the Bath Rugby academy. ^[5] During that loan spell he made six appearances, and equalled the Coventry club record for tries in a single match when he scored four tries in a league game against the Jersey Reds, in May 2021. ^{[6] [4]}

He graduated from the Bath Rugby academy to the senior squad in the summer of 2021, ahead of the 2021-22 season. ^{[4] [7]} He made his Premiership Rugby debut in December 2021 away against Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens. ^[8] On 11 November 2022, Butt scored a last minute try to secure for Bath a 19-18 home league win over Leicester Tigers at The Rec. ^{[9] [10]}

In February 2025, he made his fiftieth appearance for Bath against Ampthill in the Premiership Rugby Cup. ^[11] The following month, on 16 March 2025, he played in the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Bath beat Exeter Chiefs 48-14 to lift the trophy. ^[12]

International career

In February 2025, Butt started for England A in a victory against Ireland Wolfhounds at Ashton Gate. ^[13]

References

1. "Johann Van Graan backing Will Butt to take his chance in the centre". The Rugby Paper. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
2. "Rugby: Havant heroics from reigning champions Wimborne". Bournemouth Echo. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. "Will Butt". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "SENIOR ACADEMY TRIO GRADUATE TO BATH RUGBY SENIOR SQUAD". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
5. Evely, John (9 April 2021). "Bath Rugby duo head to Championship side on loan". Somerset Live. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. Bridge, Bobby (15 May 2021). "Bath Rugby on-loan ace Will Butt equals Coventry Rugby try-scoring record". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
7. "I want to be wearing that Bath shirt out on the Rec as much as possible - Butt". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. "Butt set for Premiership debut at Franklin's Gardens". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
9. Jess, Sam (11 November 2022). "Will Butt scores sensational late try to see Bath Rugby beat Leicester Tigers". Somerset Live. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
10. Fitzgerald, Gary (11 November 2022). "Will Butt completes smash and grab raid to finish off Leicester" . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
11. "Butt to make 50th appearance for Bath". Bathrugby.com. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
12. Harby, Chris (16 March 2025). "Bath win Premiership Cup to end trophy drought". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
13. "Van Poortvliet stars as England A beat Ireland". BBC Sport. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.