Alex Dombrandt

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Alex Dombrandt
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Birth nameAlex Joseph Dombrandt
Date of birth (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 24)
Place of birthSurrey, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
SchoolThe John Fisher School
UniversityCardiff Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Harlequins
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 Cardiff Met RFC 0 (0)
2018– Harlequins 60 (150)
Correct as of 4 June 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Wales U-20 5 (0)
2021– England 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Alex Joseph Dombrandt (born 29 April 1997)[1] is an English professional rugby union player for Harlequins in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is Number 8.

Early years and education[]

Dombrandt began playing rugby at the age of six for Warlingham R.F.C in Surrey, originally at fly-half before switching into the forwards pack.[2] He attended The John Fisher School as a pupil.[2]

He played no rugby for representative sides or a professional academy before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2015.[citation needed]

He played for Wales under 20s in all five of their games in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, qualifying as a resident student at a Welsh university.[3] However he has no birth, family or residency qualifications to play for Wales at Test level.[3]

Senior playing career[]

In February 2018 Harlequins announced Dombrandt's signature for the following season.[4]

Dombrandt's form for Harlequins led to calls from Stuart Barnes and others for him to be included in the England international squad.[5][6] On 2 June 2019 Dombrandt made his England debut, playing in a non-cap match against the Barbarians, in which he scored two tries.[7] In June 2019 he was one of four uncapped players named in England's preliminary World Cup training squad[8] but was not selected for the tournament.[9]

Dombrandt reduced his weight from 130kg (at university) to 120kg by the 2019-2020 season.[10]

He scored a try during Harlequins 43-36 defeat of Bristol Bears in the Premiership semi-final, a game in which Quins recovered from a 28 point deficit to win.[11] He started the following week in the Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs and scored another try as Harlequins won the game 40-38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[12]

On 10 July 2021 Dombrandt made his senior England Test debut in a 70-14 victory against Canada at Twickenham.[9][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alex Dombrandt ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Thomas, Simon (28 February 2018). "The English youngster who played for Wales and has now signed a dream deal in the Aviva Premiership". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Doel, Jon; Thomas, Simon (1 December 2018). "The former Wales Under-20s star who's the talk of English rugby today but can't actually play for Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Alex Dombrandt: Wales Under-20 lock to join Harlequins". BBC. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ Smith, Steven (4 December 2018). "Stuart Barnes wants England to call up Wales U20 star". Ruck. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ Collings, Simon (1 March 2019). "Alex Dombrandt backed for England call-up after fine debut season at Harlequins". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ Cantillon, Michael (2 June 2019). "England 51-43 Barbarians: Inexperienced XV register shock win at Twickenham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ Jones, Chris (20 June 2019). "Ruaridh McConnochie & Alex Dombrandt in England's World Cup training squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Purewal, Nick (9 July 2021). "Alex Dombrandt: There is no limit to where England new boy can go, Eddie Jones claims". The Independent. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ Paul Gustard, BT Sport, 1/12/19
  11. ^ Harby, Chris (19 June 2021). "Premiership semi-final: Bristol Bears 36-43 Harlequins (AET) - Quins reach Twickenham after stunning fightback". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  12. ^ Pilnick, Brent (26 June 2021). "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 38-40 Harlequins - Louis Lynagh's late double clinches title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ^ "England 70-14 Canada". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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