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William James Stuart (born 12 July 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Bath and the England national team.[1]

Early life

Stuart started playing rugby at Andover RFC in Hampshire before moving on to Salisbury RFC in Wiltshire. He was schooled at Radley College in Oxfordshire.[2] He went to a prep school called Farleigh School.

Club career

Stuart joined the Wasps academy after school.[3] He spent time on loan in National League 1 and the RFU Championship with Blackheath, Moseley and Nottingham.[4] Stuart made his Wasps debut on 4 November 2016 against Sale Sharks.[5]

On 18 January 2019 his signing for the 2019–20 season was announced by Bath.[6]

International career

Stuart represented England at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[3] and came off the bench in the final as England defeated Ireland to become junior World champions.[7]

In January 2020 he received his first call up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship[8] and on 2 February 2020 made his debut[9] as a replacement for Kyle Sinckler in the opening round defeat away to France.[10] He also played in the final round as England beat Italy to win the tournament.[11]

In November 2020 Stuart made his first start for England in their opening game of the Autumn Nations Cup against Georgia[12] and subsequently came off the bench in the final as England defeated France in extra-time to win the competition.[13]

On November 19, 2022, Stuart came off the bench against New Zealand to score his first 2 senior international tries which would subsequently draw the game 25–25, with England having been 17–3 down at half time. This made him the first England prop to score twice in a test match.[14]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2022 Twickenham Stadium, London, England  New Zealand 11–25 25–25 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals
2 23–25

as of 19 November 2022[15]

References

  1. ^ "Will Stuart ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Young Gun: Will Stuart – Wasps and England U20s tighthead". 18 December 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Slot, Owen (23 December 2020). "How Coventry 'hiding' forged England's new front-row star". The Times. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ Bridge, Bobby (26 September 2018). "Wasps' 133kg prop Will Stuart making Premiership waves after school of hard knocks". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Will Stuart Wasps stats".
  6. ^ Bridge, Bobby (18 January 2019). "Bath Rugby sign Will Stuart from Wasps - and this is why he chose his new club". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. ^ Fallon, John (25 June 2016). "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ Jones, Chris (20 January 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ Jones, Chris (31 January 2020). "France v England: George Furbank starts Six Nations opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ^ Fordyce, Tom (2 February 2020). "France 24-17 England: England lose Six Nations opener in Paris". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ^ Grey, Becky (31 October 2020). "Italy 5-34 England: Visitors' victory proves enough to win Six Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ^ de Menezes, Jack (12 November 2020). "England v Georgia team news: Jack Willis to make debut as Ollie Lawrence and Will Stuart start Autumn Nations Cup clash". The Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ Henson, Mike (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. ^ Kelleher, Will (20 November 2022). "I nearly botched that first try – Eddie said I need to sort my finishing drills, says Twickenham hero Will Stuart". The Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Will STUART profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2022.


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