Alex Lewington

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Alex Lewington
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Leicester Tigers wing Alex Lewington outfoxes the London Irish defence during an LV= Cup pool match at Welford Road, Leicester on Sunday 18th November 2012.
Birth nameAlexander Lewington
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 30)[1]
Place of birthNottingham, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
UniversityRoyal Holloway, University of London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–13[2]
2011-13
2013-18
2018-		 Leicester Tigers
Nottingham
London Irish
Saracens		 8
26
100
71		 (5)
(55)
(250)
(35)
Correct as of 25 February 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 England Saxons 1 (0)
Correct as of 29 November 2018

Alexander Lewington (born 20 September 1991 in Nottingham, England)[3] is a rugby union player who plays for Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership as a winger.

Lewington's career started with Leicester Tigers, making appearances in the LV= Cup. Lewington then signed for London Irish for the 2013-14 season.[4] Lewington scored 10 tries in 10 games on his return from injury in the 2016-17 season before scoring two tries in the Championship play-off final.[5] In January 2018, it was announced that Lewington would join Saracens for the 2018-19 season.[6] He has since re-signed with the club until at least the end of 2021–22 season.[7]

Lewington has played internationally for England Saxons and has expressed interest in making the primary England international squad. Hoping good performances at Sarries should help his cause.[8] He hit the ground running at Saracens, in 2018, scoring 45 points in all competitions by the end of November 2018. Playing in Cups and league matches for Saracens as a regular on the wing.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alex Lewington". London Irish. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ rugby, SARL It's. "Rugby - Player statistics Lewington Alex - club stats". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Alex Lewington". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "London Irish sign Leicester's Stevens, Harris & Lewington". BBC Sport. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Alex Lewington". London Irish. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Saracens seal signing of London Irish winger Lewington". Premiership Rugby. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Lewington re-signs with Saracens". Saracens. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Alex Lewington hoping Saracens switch will boost England chances". Evening Standard. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ^ Saracens profile

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