Joe Launchbury
Appearance
Full name | Joseph Gary Rodney Launchbury the third | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | April 12, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Christ's Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Launchbury is an English rugby union player who joined Wasps in 2009. He formerly played for Worthing. In November 2012 he signed a deal to keep him at Wasps until 2015 [1] and received his first call-up to the England squad [2] His position is Lock. He can also play back row.[3]
References
- ^ "Joe Launchbury agrees new London Wasps deal". BBC Sport. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "Joe Launchbury and Mako Vunipola in England 23 to face Fiji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "Launchbury Joe - Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-08.