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Ellis Genge
Birth nameEllis Genge
Date of birth (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthBristol, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2016 Bristol 26 (55)
2016–2022 Leicester Tigers 111 (70)
2022– Bristol Bears 2 (15)
Correct as of 13 November 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 England U20 8 (5)
2016– England 41 (25)
Correct as of 20 July 2022

Ellis Genge (born 16 February 1995)[2] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears. He made his international debut for England in 2016. Genge played 26 times for Bristol in a first spell between 2013–2016, before joining Leicester Tigers where he played 111 times between 2016–2022. He was Leicester captain as they won the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby title. He is known for his aggressive ball carrying and gain line success.

Early life

Born in Bristol[2] Genge grew up on the Knowle West council estate,[3] and was educated at John Cabot Academy.[4] He started playing rugby aged twelve at Old Redcliffians playing in the back row.[5] At sixteen, Genge moved to Hartpury College and captained their rugby team to victory in the AASE league.[5] Genge represented England at youth level from U17 up to U20.[6] According to Genge, he was first introduced to the front row by former England youth coach Bobby Walsh originally to have as an additional option but this eventually resulted in a permanent career change.[7]

Career

Bristol (2013–2016)

Genge joined Bristol at the age of eighteen and was convinced to change position from back row to prop by the offer of a two-year contract if he made the positional change.[5] He went on loan to Clifton to play loosehead prop in National 2 South during the 2014–2015 season starting thirteen games and coming on as a substitute in one other match.

Genge made his professional debut for Bristol on 8 December 2013 in the British and Irish Cup against Scottish side Gala, scoring a try in a 62-7 win.[8] His first league game in the RFU Championship came against London Scottish on 26 September 2014.[5] Genge represented England at under-17 level.[6] He was a member of the England Under-20 squad that won the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9][10] Later that year he started for the side that lost to New Zealand in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to finish runners up.[11][12]

He made 26 appearances during his first spell at the club.[13]

Early time at Leicester Tigers & England debut (2016–2018)

Genge gained the attention of Richard Cockerill, moving to Leicester Tigers on loan in February 2016.[6] The move was, in part, due to off-field issues, including being arrested after an away game against Ulster in 2015.[8][14] He made his Leicester debut as substitute against Wasps on 12 March 2016, replacing Marcos Ayerza, and his first start came on 7 May 2016 against Bath at the Rec. The move to Leicester was made permanent on 26 May 2016.[13] In May 2016 Genge received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones after only one start for Leicester.[15] On 29 May 2016 he made his international debut as a second-half substitute during a 27–13 win against Wales at Twickenham.[16][17] Genge was included on the 2016 England rugby union tour of Australia but was not used in any of the matches.

Genge became a regular for Leicester in the 2016–17 season playing a club-leading 31 matches in the season. It was during this campaign he started for the side that defeated Exeter Chiefs in the final of the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup.[18] The season ended with him named the club's young player of the year and winning the Premiership Discovery of the Season Award.[19][20] At the end of the season with Joe Marler and Mako Vunipola selected for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, Genge made his first start for England on their tour of Argentina.[21]

On 2 December 2017 Genge suffered a shoulder injury in a league match against Wasps.[22] After four months injured he returned to the starting line up on 7 April 2018 against Bath in a match at Twickenham.[23]

Rugby World Cup (2019)

Genge scored his first international try in a warm-up game for the 2019 Rugby World Cup against Italy at St James' Park.[24] He was selected for his first world cup and made two substitute appearances at the tournament both during the pool stage against Tonga and USA.[2][25] He did not participate in the knockout phase as England finished runners up to South Africa.[26]

Leicester Tigers captain & England regular starter (2020–2022)

Genge scored the winning try against Scotland during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[27] After the delay caused by the COVID Pandemic lockdown he came off the bench in the final round of the competition as England beat Italy to win the tournament.[28] Genge started for England as they defeated France in extra time to win the Autumn Nations Cup.[29] For Leicester, Genge scored a try against Ulster in the semi-final of the 2021 EPCR Challenge Cup as Leicester came back from an 11 point half-time deficit to win.[30] He then started in the final as they finished runners up to Montpellier by a single point.[31] In July 2021 Genge scored a try against Canada.[32]

Genge captained Leicester for the first time in September 2020, a 54-7 defeat away to Wasps,[33] and was appointed as the club's permanent captain, replacing Tom Youngs, before the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby season.[34] Genge lead Leicester to their first league title for nine seasons as they beat Saracens 15-12 in the 2022 Premiership Final.[35]

Return to Bristol Bears (2022–)

On 15 December 2021 it was confirmed that Genge would leave Leicester in the summer of 2022 to re-join Bristol.[36] The signing was announced with a video that caused controversy.[37] Genge revealed that closeness to family and the ability to see them regularly played a key part in his decision, with covid lockdowns having caused him to re-assess his priorities.[38]

Genge was included in the squad for the 2022 tour of Australia and scored a try in the first test match, which England lost 30-28.[39] He was prominent during the second test victory in Brisbane and then started again in the decisive final match as England defeated Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground to win the series.[40][41]

On 21 November 2022, Genge was named in World Rugby's team of the year as the best loosehead prop.[42]

Style of play

Genge's scrummaging has benefited from the tutelage of veteran internationals Marcos Ayerza and Dan Cole.[14] He is known for his very powerful ball-carrying skills, aggression and work-rate.[3][14]

Personal life

Genge has developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia).[43]

International tries

As of 13 November 2022[2]

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Italy Newcastle, England St James' Park 2019 Rugby World Cup warm up match 6 September 2019 Win 37 – 0[24]
2  Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 2020 Six Nations 8 February 2020 Win 13 – 6[27]
3  Canada London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 Summer Internationals 10 July 2021 Win 70 – 14[32]
4  Australia Perth, Australia Optus Stadium 2022 England rugby union tour of Australia 2 July 2022 Loss 30 – 28[39]
5  Japan London, England Twickenham Stadium 2022 Autumn Nations Series 12 November 2022 Win 52 – 13

Honours

England

Leicester Tigers

References

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