Harry Wells (rugby union)
| Birth name | Harry Ronald Wells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The King's (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Ronald Wells (born 29 September 1993)[2] is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, the top division of rugby union. His primary positions are lock and flanker. He has also played for Nottingham and Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship, England's second division. He has won one cap for the England national team.
Career[]
Leicester debut and Bedford[]
Wells made his debut for Leicester aged 19 in 2013 during an LV Cup game against Wasps[3] at Welford Road.
He joined Bedford Blues in 2014 initially on loan[4] before making the move permanent that summer.[5] Wells established himself in the side at lock playing more than 50 games across two and a half seasons. He featured for the side in the last Championship play offs, after helping the side reach the top 4.
Rejoins Leicester[]
In the summer of 2016 he re-joined Tigers as a member of the first team squad. He made his Premiership debut against Bristol in November 2016, he then made his first Premiership start in February 2017 against Harlequins.
International Career[]
Wells was initially named as a member of the England 36 man summer training squad on 10 June 2021. Wells then went on to make his international debut for England on 10 July 2021 against Canada at Twickenham.
References[]
- ^ "Harry Wells". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Harry Wells". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Former Student In Leicester Tigers 1st XV". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Bedford Blues loan Leicester Tigers lock Harry Wells". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Four more sign for 14/15". Bedford Blues. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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