Alex Lewington
Birth name | Alexander Lewington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 20 September 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Royal Holloway, University of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Alex Lewington". London Irish. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ rugby, SARL It's. "Rugby - Player statistics Lewington Alex - club stats". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Alex Lewington". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "London Irish sign Leicester's Stevens, Harris & Lewington". BBC Sport. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Alex Lewington". London Irish. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Saracens seal signing of London Irish winger Lewington". Premiership Rugby. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Lewington re-signs with Saracens". Saracens. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Alex Lewington hoping Saracens switch will boost England chances". Evening Standard. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Saracens profile
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union wings
- Leicester Tigers players
- Nottingham R.F.C. players
- Rugby union players from Nottingham
- Saracens F.C. players
- English rugby union biography stubs