Will Porter

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Will Porter
Birth nameWilliam Porter
Date of birth (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Philadelphia, USA
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Occupation(s)Professional Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2022
2022-2023
2023–
Wasps
Bristol Bears
Harlequins
58
6
19
(20)
(06)
(25)
Correct as of 22 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016
2017
2017
England U17
England U18
England U19
1
5
1
(0)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 28 December 2020

Will Porter (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional rugby union player for Harlequins. [1]

Contents

Career

Club career

Porter was born in Philadelphia. [2] At the age of one he moved to England and attended Merchant Taylors' School. [2] At the age of ten he began playing rugby at local club Amersham and Chiltern and later joined the academy of Wasps when he was fifteen. [2]

Harlequins

In April 2024, he scored two tries in Harlequins 42-41 victory over Union Bordeaux Bègles in the quarter finals of the European Champions Cup. It was only the second time overall and the first time away that the club had won a knockout game in the competition reaching the semi finals for the first time. [3] On 27 April 2024, he scored twice as a second half replacement for Danny Care in a Premiership game against league leaders Northampton Saints, in a 41-32 victory for the Big Summer Kick Off fixture hosted at Twickenham Stadium. [4]

International career

In August 2017 Porter scored a try for England under-18 against France. [5]

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References

  1. "Will Porter". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Mockford, Sarah (9 March 2021). "Hotshot: Wasps scrum-half Will Porter". Rugby World. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. "Investec Champions Cup: Bordeaux 41-42 Harlequins - Quins win thriller to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. "Harlequins v Northampton Saints - Rugby Union - BBC Sport". BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. Iles, Robert (11 August 2017). "Gloucester youngster plays in opening win for England U18s in South Africa". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 19 September 2022.