Carl Fearns
| Birth name | Carl Fearns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | May 28, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Mary's College, Crosby Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carl Fearns (born 28 May 1989 in Liverpool, England) is a rugby union player for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a back-row forward.
Fearns made his Sale debut in an EDF Energy Cup match against Cardiff Blues, winning the Man of the Match award.[2]
Fearns captained England at U18 level.[3] He was a member of the England Under 20 team that reached the final of the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.[4] His performances in this tournament led to him being nominated for the IRB Junior Player of the Year award.[5]
Fearns missed the whole of the 2007–08 season due to knee reconstruction.[6]
It was announced on 8 March 2011 that Fearns had signed for Bath on a 2-year deal.[7]
On 10 July 2013, Fearns knocked out Bath teammate Gavin Henson on a night out in the city.[8]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Sale Sharks 17–18 Cardiff Blues". Sale Sharks official site. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "England Under 18s squad for Australia". RFU. 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "England lose out to New Zealand in Junior final". RFU. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "England's Fearns nominated for top award". RFU. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Fearns ends wait for first England Under 20 start". RFU. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Young Stars commit future to Bath Rugby".
- ^ Henson knocked out
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