Billy Keast
Appearance
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Date of birth | 24 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Truro, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Billy Keast (born 24 November 1996) is a professional rugby union player for the Cornish Pirates on loan from Premiership Rugby side the Exeter Chiefs. He predominantly plays as a loosehead prop but has played as a tighthead prop before.[2]
In November 2016 he made his Chiefs debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup clash away to Harlequins. Keast started in the same competition a week later as the Chiefs beat Cardiff Blues 62-25 at Sandy Park.[3][4][5]
In August 2017 he joined the Cornish Pirates on loan.[6]
He has represented England at U18 and U20 Rugby.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". www.exetercheifs.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/young-gun/25307/young-gun-billy-keast-england-u20s-and-exeter-prop/
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Billy Keast". Cornish Pirates. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Dream start for Billy Keast at Exeter Chiefs". 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Cornish Pirates sign seven Exeter Chiefs players on loan - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Young Gun: Billy Keast – England U20s and Exeter prop - The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk.
- ^ "Billy Keast Represents England U18 - News - Redruth Rugby Football Club". www.redruthrugbyclub.co.uk.