Will Witty

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Will Witty
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Birth nameWilliam Peter Witty
Date of birth (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Malton, North Yorkshire
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
20132016 Blaydon 26 (30)
2013–;2019 Newcastle Falcons 77 (25)
2019–2022 Exeter Chiefs 26 (5)
2022– Perpignan 0 (0)
Correct as of 19 May 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 England U20 4 (0)

William Peter Witty (born 24 February 1995) [1] is an English rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby.

Witty made his Premiership debut for Newcastle Falcons in April 2015 against Gloucester. [2] On 17 March 2019, Exeter Chiefs announced his signing for the following season. [3]

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References

  1. "Will Witty ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. "Young Gun: Will Witty – Newcaslte lock". The Rugby Paper. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "Will Witty: Premiership leaders Exeter Chiefs sign Newcastle Falcons lock". BBC. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.