Will Haydon-Wood

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Will Haydon-Wood
Date of birth (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 23) [1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (13.7 st; 192 lb) [2]
School Sedbergh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019-2020 Tynedale RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-2022 Newcastle Falcons ()
2022 Wasps ()
2022-2023 RC Massy ()
2023- Exeter Chiefs ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019-2020 England U20

Will Haydon-Wood (born 27 October 2000) is an English rugby union player who plays for Exeter Chiefs as a fly half.

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Early life

Hayden-Wood is from Neston, on the Wirral, and played his junior rugby at Caldy RFC before moving to Sedbergh School when he was 13 years-old. He then joined the academy at Newcastle Falcons. [3] In 2019, he joined Tynedale RFC on loan from Newcastle. [4]

Career

Haydon-Wood made his debut for Newcastle Falcons in the European Challenge Cup away to Castres Olympique in December 2020. He made his made his Rugby Premiership debut against Exeter Chiefs in May 2021. During the 2021-22 season he made thirteen appearances for Newcastle, but joined Premiership rivals Wasps RFC in April 2022. [5] [6]

He made his debut appearance for Wasps in the Rugby Premiership against Northampton Saints, however soon afterwards Wasps were liquidated due to financial issues. In October 2022, he signed for French side RC Massy for the duration of the 2022-23 season. [7]

He signed for Exeter Chiefs prior to the start of the 2023-24 season. [8]

International career

He has played for England U20. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Will Haydon-Wood". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "W.Haydon-Wood". All Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Bridge, Bobby (11 April 2022). "Wasps sign Will Haydon-Wood from Newcastle Falcons". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Starring role after England U20 call-up". Hexham Courant. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Will Haydon-Wood: Wasps sign Newcastle Falcons fly-half for 2022-23 season". BBC Sport. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wasps sign 'future superstar' English fly-half". Ruck. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Heagney, Liam. "Ex-Wasps out-half Haydon-Wood makes switch to France his next move". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wales international Joe Hawkins, Ethan Roots and Will Haydon-Wood to join Exeter". BBC Sport. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Will Haydon-Wood". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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