Will Haydon-Wood

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Will Haydon-Wood
Date of birth (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Reading, Berkshire, England
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)
2020–2022 Newcastle Falcons 25 (78)
2022 Wasps 4 (20)
2022–2023 RC Massy 7 (8)
2023– Exeter Chiefs 20 (18)
Correct as of 29 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 England U18 3 (0)
2020 England U20 2 (2)
Correct as of 6 March 2020

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

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

Haydon-Wood made his debut appearance for Wasps in the Rugby Premiership against Northampton Saints, however soon afterwards Wasps were liquidated due to financial issues and he was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff. [7] In October 2022, he signed for French side RC Massy for the remainder of the 2022-23 season. [8]

He signed for Exeter Chiefs prior to the start of the 2023-24 season. [9]

International career

Haydon-Wood represented England U20 during the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [10] [11]

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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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Heagney, Liam (24 November 2022). "Ex-Wasps out-half Haydon-Wood makes switch to France his next move". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Wales international Joe Hawkins, Ethan Roots and Will Haydon-Wood to join Exeter". BBC Sport. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Six Nations: Sam Costelow inspires Wales to win". BBC Sport. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Harvey, Neale (13 March 2020). "Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Will Haydon-Wood". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 9 December 2023.


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