Meet the Players

Calum Barrett

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• Date of birth: 18/11/1999
• Height: 181cm
• Weight: 87kg
• Hometown: Taunton
• University course: Physics (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Wellington RFC Crediton RFC Gloucester U18

• Career highlights: Playing against Affies Rugby and Greys College in South Africa with Hartpury College, winning the AASE League with Hartpury College
• Sporting ambition: To play professionally
• Hobbies: I tend to try and stay active, enjoying hiking and going on walks. When I have downtime, I tend to listen to music or read.
• Interesting fact: I was in one of just two teams to beat a home South African college team during the World Schools Festival to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Paarl Boys High School

Chris Barry

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• Date of birth: 07/09/1996
• Height: 180cm
• Weight: 105kg
• Hometown: Cork City
• University course: Sport & Social Sciences (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Bath Rugby, A League Christian Brothers College

• Career highlights: Playing for Bath Rugby in the A League
• Sporting ambition: Professional rugby player / successful business owner
• Hobbies: Golf, drinking coffee by myself, going to the cinema by myself, listening to Luke Kelly
• Interesting fact: I was a published poet as a child

Brandon Bellamin

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• Date of birth: 10/12/1996
• Height: 188cm
• Weight: 95kg
• Hometown: Worthing
• University course: Politics & Economics (Year 4)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Harlequins Academy Whitgift School London Scottish Speranza 22 (7s team)

• Career highlights: Representing Harlequins in the A League
• Sporting ambition: To play rugby at the highest level I can
• Hobbies: Swimming, fictional anime drawing, noodle making
• Interesting fact: I once sang Busted's 'Year 3000' in front of 900 people dressed in a woman's Sexy Santa Claus outfit

Joshua Botchway

• Date of birth: 23/10/1996
• Height: 195cm
• Weight: 110kg
• Hometown: Accra, Ghana
• University course: Biomedical Sciences (Year 4)
• Hobbies: Gym, getting burnt, shouting
• Interesting fact: Qualified in first aid

Alex Burrage

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• Date of birth: 10/04/1998
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 92kg
• Hometown: Chester
• University course: Psychology (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  England Counties U18 North England U16 Sale Sharks Academy Chester RUFC

• Career highlights:

  Playing in the U15 Daily Mail Cup semi-final; Representing England Counties in Dublin against Ireland U16; The hostile atmosphere at Sandy Park for the South West Varsity

• Sporting ambition: Play at Twickenham
• Hobbies: Telling Josh Lilly what he weighs
• Interesting fact: I played for the 1sts, 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and 5ths during my first semester at the University of Bath

Oli Cattell

• Date of birth: 06/10/1995
• Height: 196cm
• Weight: 109kg
• Hometown: Wiveliscombe
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Bath Rugby Academy Beechen Cliff School Scotland U18

• Career highlights:

  Representing Scotland U18 Captaining Beechen Cliff School Signing Bath Rugby Academy contract

• Sporting ambition: Professional rugby player
• Interesting fact: I played many sports before rugby including cricket and basketball

Alex Curtis

• Date of birth: 19/04/1999
• Height: 188cm
• Weight: 112kg
• Hometown: St Albans
• University course: Mathematics (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Old Albanians Oldfield RFC

• Career highlights:

  Playing for Hertfordshire U20 National Colts Cup semi-final with Old Albanians

• Sporting ambition: To play rugby at the highest level I can
• Hobbies: Watching rugby, hiking, eating
• Interesting fact: I can down a pint pretty quickly

Beck Cutting

• Date of birth: 04/09/1998
• Height: 183cm
• Weight: 104kg
• University course: Sport & Social Sciences (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  England U18 and U20 Worcester Warriors Kidderminster Carolians

• Career highlights:

  Playing in the U20 Rugby World Championship final with England in 2018; Making my 1st XV debut for Worcester Warriors against Sale Sharks in the Anglo Welsh Cup

• Sporting ambition: To be a professional rugby player
• Hobbies: Chilling, dabble in Fortnite
• Interesting fact: I can play the saxophone

David Da Costa

• Date of birth: 05/07/1999
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 115kg
• Hometown: Oeiras, Portugal
• University course: Management (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Portugal U18 & U20 GD Direito RFC, Portugal

• Career highlights: U20 European Champion with Portugal
• Sporting ambition: Play for Portugal at senior level
• Hobbies: Watching Netflix
• Interesting fact: I'm Portuguese

Jacopo De Simone

• Date of birth: 03/07/1996
• Height: 180cm
• Weight: 83kg
• Hometown: London
• University course: Engineering (Year 5)
• Previous rugby experience: Dulwich College
• Career highlights: Winning the league with the 4th XV
• Sporting ambition: To win the BUCS title
• Hobbies: Sport and travel
• Interesting fact: I won the Natwest Cup at Twickenham in 2014 after being yellow-carded

Tom Doughty

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• Date of birth: 22/11/1996
• Height: 183cm
• Weight: 100kg
• Hometown: Brighton
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 4)
• Previous experience:

  Bath Rugby Academy England Students

• Career highlights: Representing England Students 7s
• Sporting ambition: Play professional rugby
• Hobbies: Paddleboarding
• Interesting fact: Fluent in American English

Sam Elrick

• Date of birth: 28/10/1999
• Height: 177cm
• Weight: 108kg
• Hometown: Genoa, Italy
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Italy U20 Bath Rugby Academy

• Career highlights: Winning an Italy U20 cap
• Sporting ambition: To play for Italy at senior level
• Hobbies: Netflix
• Interesting facts: I was born in Italy but grew up in Fife, Scotland. My dad is from Cameroon and I have a twin brother, Simone, who also plays for Team Bath.

Simone Elrick

• Date of birth: 28/10/1999
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 118kg
• Hometown: Genoa, Italy
• University course: French, Italian & European Studies (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Burnham-on-Sea RFC Bryanston School Bath Rugby Academy

• Career highlights: Debut for Bath Rugby United
• Sporting ambition: To play for Italy
• Hobbies: Learning languages, food, gym
• Interesting fact: My dad is from Cameroon and I have a twin brother, Sam, who also plays for Team Bath.

Miles Gilbert

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• Date of birth: 28/12/1999
• Height: 192cm
• Weight: 110kg
• Hometown: Sandford
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience: Bath Rugby Academy
• Career highlights: Top try scorer for Bath Rugby Academy U18
• Sporting ambition: Earn a professional contract with Bath Rugby
• Hobbies: Rugby, gym and photography
• Interesting fact: I once got a shoutout at Boardmasters from a DJ

Austin Hay

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• Date of birth: 28/11/1997
• Height: 183cm
• Weight: 118kg
• Hometown: Windsor
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  London Irish RFC Windsor RFC

• Career highlights: Getting more than 10 solo wins in Fortnite (hit me up on Xbox if you want to play, Austinhay15)
• Sporting ambition: To play rugby professionally
• Hobbies: Playing Fortnite, Netflix 'n' chilling, watching memes, starring in kung-fu movies
• Interesting fact: I have a blue tick on Twitter

Angus Hinton

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• Date of birth: 10/11/1996
• Height: 198cm
• Weight: 105kg
• Hometown: Edinburgh
• University course: Sport & Exercise Science (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Edinburgh U20 Scotland U19 development squad

• Career highlights: Scotland U19
• Sporting ambitions: Earn a professional contract
• Hobbies: Socialising
• Interesting fact: I play the bagpipes

Bevan Howells

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• Date of birth: 24/09/1999
• Height: 185cm
• Weight: 92kg
• Hometown: Cowbridge
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Wales 7s Cardiff Blues Cowbridge RFC Welsh Academicals Christchurch High School Old Boys

• Career highlights:

  Playing in New Zealand Playing for Wales 7s

• Sporting ambition: Become a professional rugby player
• Hobbies: Rugby and a bit of surfing
• Interesting fact: I have three rescue dogs

Will Hughes

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• Date of birth: 17/12/1997
• Height: 187cm
• Weight: 93kg
• Hometown: Milton Keynes
• University course: Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  England Student 7s U18 Independent Lambs Berkhamsted School London Wasps EPDG

• Career highlights: Representing England Student 7s
• Sporting ambition: To be BUCS Super Rugby champion
• Hobbies: Skiing, tennis, slicing a golf ball
• Interesting fact: I once trained with the England cricket team

Tomos Ireland-Life

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• Date of birth: 21/11/1998
• Height: 183cm
• Weight: 101kg
• Hometown: Cardiff
• University course: Politics & International Relations (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experence: Cardiff Blues
• Career highlights: Playing against some truly amazing players
• Sporting ambition: To have fun
• Hobbies: Going on gentle strolls and reading Immanuel Kant
• Interesting fact: I'm a bilinguist

Will Kelley

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• Date of birth: 09/02/1997
• Height: 180cm
• Weight: 84kg
• Hometown: Maidstone
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Blackheath RFC Kent RFC

• Career highlights: Beating Exeter
• Sporting ambition: Play for Real Madrid
• Hobbies: Fortnite
• Interesting fact: I am 1/16th Russian

Josh Lilly

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• Date of birth: 08/05/1997
• Height: 180cm
• Weight: 88kg
• Hometown: Pontypool
• University course: Mathematics (Year 4)
• Previous rugby experience: Pontypool United
• Career highlights: Playing in BUCS Super Rugby; Winning the Youth Cup Final at the Principality Stadium
• Sporting ambition: To play semi-professional rugby
• Hobbies: Guitar
• Interesting fact: I've played for all the teams in the club

Euan MacKinnon

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• Date of birth: 11/09/1997
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 86kg
• Hometown: Glasgow
• University course: Economics & Politics (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience: Dubai Exiles
• Career highlights: Dubai U19 7s winners
• Sporting ambition: To play rugby in a warm country
• Hobbies: Listening to music and surfing
• Interesting fact: I'd love to be on the West End

George Malone

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• Date of birth: 30/07/1999
• Height: 185cm
• Weight: 104kg
• Hometown: Reading
• University course: Civil & Architectural Engineering MEng (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Berkshire RFC Tadley Reading School

• Career highlights: Pulling on the Blue & Gold jersey
• Sporting ambition: Playing at the highest level possible
• Hobbies: Enjoying a cold one post-game with the Brothers
• Interesting fact: I'm half Greek, half South African

Jordan Martin

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• Date of birth: 01/11/1998
• Height: 193cm
• Weight: 106.5kg
• Hometown: Chigwell
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Wanstead RFC Blackheath RFC

• Career highlights: Playing for Bath Rugby United in the A League
• Sporting ambition: Become a professional rugby player
• Hobbies: Football, skiing
• Interesting fact: I'm hilarious

Dan Mason

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• Date of birth: 02/03/1999
• Height: 188cm
• Weight: 120kg
• Hometown: Northallerton
• University course: Chemistry with industrial training (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Thirsk RFC Oldfield Old Boys RFC

• Career highlights: Going through a season without losing a league match
• Sporting ambition: To play at the highest level of rugby I can
• Hobbies: Football, gaming, rugby (of course). I'm also partial to a bit of cycling.
• Interesting fact: I am a twin and my brother, Matt, also plays for Team Bath

Matt Mason

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• Date of birth: 02/03/1999
• Height: 195cm
• Weight: 131kg
• Hometown: Northallerton
• University course: Physics with professional placement (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Thirsk RFC Oldfield Old Boys RFC

• Career highlights: Captaining North Region side for the ATC
• Sporting ambition: To play at the highest level I can
• Hobbies: Rugby, football, chilling with a good movie but usually some sort of exercise
• Interesting fact: My twin brother, Dan, and I have been a prop pairing for all clubs we have played for and were a second-row pairing for Thirsk

George Maylam

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• Date of birth: 25/09/1995
• Height: 187cm
• Weight: 98kg
• Hometown: Canterbury
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience: Bath Rugby Academy U18
• Career highlights: Playing in South Africa for Natal Sharks
• Sporting ambition: Play for a semi-professional or professional rugby team
• Hobbies: Guitar
• Interesting fact: I was born with my feet backwards

Liam McStay

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• Date of birth: 15/10/1998
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 80kg
• Hometown: Lincoln
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Leicester Tigers Academy Bedford Blues Academy Midlands U18

• Career highlights:

  Debuts for Leicester Tigers and Bedford Blues Winning the Junior French national title in France

• Sporting ambition: To be a professional or semi-professional rugby player
• Hobbies: Food, music
• Interesting fact: I lived in France for ten years

Ben Meaden

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• Date of birth: 25/10/1995
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 82kg
• Hometown: Bournemouth
• University course: Sport & Social Science (Year 4)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Bedford Blues Bournemouth Bracknell Burnside AU

• Career highlights: Only playing for clubs that begin with a B
• Sporting ambition: To go through a whole season without getting injured
• Hobbies: Rehabilitation, drinking coffee
• Interesting fact: Saw the Lions win in Sydney in 2013

Benn Morris

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• Date of birth: 28/01/1998
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 79kg
• Hometown: Inverness
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Merchiston Castle School Edinburgh U16 and U18 Caledonia U20

• Career highlights: I hit a ruck
• Sporting ambition: Win a turnover
• Hobbies: Turning up late
• Interesting fact: Professional bush camper
• Instagram: @mennborris

Alex Nisbet

• Date of birth: 12/05/1999
• Height: 175cm
• Weight: 85kg
• Hometown: Bromsgrove
• University course: Economics (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Hong Kong U20 Bromsgrove School Worcester Warriors U18

• Career highlights:

  Junior World U20 Trophy 2017, 2018 NatWest Cup Champions 2015, 2016

• Sporting ambition: To be a professional rugby player
• Hobbies: Darts, cricket
• Interesting fact: I had a weekend away in North Korea

William Pickford

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• Date of birth: 20/01/1999
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 84kg
• Hometown: Oxford
• University course: Politics & International Relations (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience: Wasps Academy
• Career highlights: Playing for the University of Bath
• Sporting ambition: To reach my full potential
• Hobbies: Cooking, music and drawing
• Interesting fact: I have made a Martini for the Queen

James Richardson

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• Date of birth: 02/03/1999
• Height: 175cm
• Weight: 75kg
• Hometown: Coventry
• University course: Chemical Engineering (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Broadstreet RFC Lawrence Sheriff School Warwickshire RFC

• Career highlights:

  Reached the last 16 of the NatWest Cup Back-to-back Warwickshire Cup and league titles

• Sporting ambition: Balance high-level rugby with a successful career
• Hobbies: Travelling, reading, socialising
• Interesting fact: Forever loyal to the Rush-D roots

Lewys Richardson

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• Date of birth: 17/09/1997
• Height: 185cm
• Weight: 95kg
• Hometown: Reigate
• University course: Business Management with Marketing (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  University of Queensland (Australia) Whitgift School Reigate Grammar School Old Reigatians RFC

• Career highlights:

  Playing for Whitgift School 1st XV Reigate Grammar School U14 Player of the Year

• Sporting ambition: To enjoy it as much as possible
• Hobbies: Skiing
• Interesting fact: I once got given out LBW on 49

Josh Rodgers

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• Date of birth: 25/12/1996
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 91kg
• Hometown: Cardiff
• University course: Mathematics (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Cardiff Blues Academy Llandaff RFC

• Career highlights: Winning the Year 5 egg and spoon race
• Sporting ambition: Stay humble
• Hobbies: Penguin picker-upper
• Interesting fact: I once won an ITV dating show
• Instagram/Twitter: @joshrodgerss

Tom Rowland

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• Date of birth: 17/11/1998
• Height: 185cm
• Weight: 106kg
• Hometown: Bristol
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 1)
• Previous rugby experience:

  England U18 Bristol Bears Ponsonby RFC (New Zealand) Clifton RFC

• Career highlights:

  Bristol Bears debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup Getting capped for England U18

• Sporting ambition: To play in the Premiership/Mitre 10 Cup
• Hobbies: Food
• Interesting fact: I once performed as a dancer at the Bristol Hippodrome

Guillaume Shrimpton

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• Date of birth: 27/11/1995
• Height: 182cm
• Weight: 92kg
• Hometown: Rambouillet, France
• University course: Sport & Social Sciences (Year 4)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Old Northamptonians East Midlands U20

• Career highlights: U12 regional chess championship finalist
• Sporting ambition: Represent Sri Lanka
• Hobbies: Soap carving
• Interesting fact: I am one-quarter Sri Lankan

John Smith

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• Date of birth: 19/02/1999
• Height: 193cm
• Weight: 105kg
• Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany
• University course: Politics & International Relations (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Germany U18 & U20 SC Frankfurt 1880

• Career highlights: Captaining Germany U18
• Sporting ambition: To play rugby at a professional level
• Hobbies: Cooking, reading, watching football
• Interesting fact: I am an exceptional dance

Charlie Stacey

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• Date of birth: 03/05/1998
• Height: 183cm
• Weight: 103kg
• Hometown: Henley-on-Thames
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Abbey RFC Henley College Wasps (AASE) Henley RFC

• Career highlights : Representing my secondary school in the first round of the NatWest Cup
• Sporting ambition: Professional rugby player
• Hobbies: Being in financial debt
• Interesting fact: I am in debt

Hugo Stiles

• Date of birth: 17/08/1996
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 70kg
• Hometown: Hong Kong
• University course: Economics & Politics (Year 4)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Hong Kong 7s and 15s Valley RFC

• Career highlights:

  Asian Games 2018 rugby sevens gold Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in 2018

• Sporting ambition: To compete in the Olympic Games
• Hobbies: eSport enthusiast, pentalingual, scratch golfer, coffee snob, riptide ukulele player, qualified drone pilot and yoga instructor, divemaster
• Interesting fact: Other than holding the world record for the fastest time to complete the Rubix Cube blindfolded and only using my feet, I have met Brandon Bellamin who played for Harlequins Academy from 2014-16 and is best mates with Joe Marchant

William Stride

• Date of birth: 28/09/1997
• Height: 175cm
• Weight: 78kg
• Hometown: Banbury
• University course: Biomedical Sciences (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Northampton Saints Warwick School

• Career highlights: Playing at Twickenham in the Schools Cup Final
• Sporting ambition: To enjoy my sport
• Hobbies: Any other sport
• Interesting fact: I like sport

Jake Sugg

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• Date of birth: 29/03/1998
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 85kg
• Hometown: Twickenham
• University course: Natural Sciences (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Wasps Academy Middlesex County Mill Hill School Orleans Park School Richmond RFC

• Career highlights: Playing for Bath 1st XV in the Varsity in my first year
• Sporting ambition: Play Premiership Rugby
• Hobbies: Climbing, gym, slack-lining
• Interesting fact: I can walk better on my hands than my feet

Nathan Thomas

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• Date of birth: 19/12/1997
• Height: 178cm
• Weight: 96kg
• Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
• University course: Sports Performance (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Switzerland U16, U17, U18 and U20 Nyon RFC

• Career highlights: Representing Switzerland
• Sporting ambition: Play semi-professional or professional
• Hobbies: Golf, swimming, water sports, cards
• Interesting fact: I'm not that interesting

Adam Thresher

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• Date of birth: 16/02/1996
• Height: 196cm
• Weight: 112kg
• Hometown: Sevenoaks
• University course: Economics (Year 4)
• Previous rugby experience:

  England U18 Clubs & Schools Swansea University RFC (captain 2017-18) Swansea RFC Timaru Harlequins (New Zealand) Sevenoaks RFC

• Career highlights :

  Two caps for England U18 Clubs & Schools Captaining Swansea University RFC Season abroad playing for Timaru in South Canterbury, New Zealand

• Sporting ambition: Score a last-minute winning drop goal at a RWC final for England
• Hobbies: TV, food, drink and golf
• Interesting fact: Came third at the Swansea University Strictly Come Dancing Charity event 2018

Luke Trewhella

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• Date of birth: 25/11/1996
• Height: 175cm
• Weight: 102kg
• Hometown: Camborne
• University course: Sport & Exercise Science (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Camborne RFC Oldfield RFC University of Western Australia

• Career highlights: Representing South West England and Exeter Chiefs
• Sporting ambition: To earn a professional contract
• Hobbies: Any sporting activity, relaxing with friends
• Interesting fact: I have two of the best tattoos known to man

Alexander Weighton

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• Date of birth: 02/12/1996
• Height: 188cm
• Weight: 107kg
• Hometown: Cranbrook
• University course: Business Administration (Year 3)
• Previous rugby experience:

  Bath Rugby United Westcombe Park RFC Scottish Exiles U18 Cranbrook School (1st XV captain)

• Career highlights: Playing for Bath Rugby United in the A League in my first year at university
• Sporting ambition: To play at the highest level of rugby that I can
• Hobbies: Golf, fishing, tennis
• Interesting fact: I was born in Barcelona

Laughlan Wood

• Date of birth: 18/02/1999
• Height: 188cm
• Weight: 103kg
• Hometown: Christchurch
• University course: Economics (Year 2)
• Previous rugby experience: Singapore
• Career highlights: Singapore Majulah
• Sporting ambition: Professional eater
• Hobbies: Eating
• Interesting fact: The force will be with you, always