Alex Waller
.jpg) Waller playing for Northampton Saints in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Alexander Marshall Waller[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 14, 1990[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellingborough School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ethan Waller (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Marshall "Alex" Waller (born 14 February 1990) is a rugby union player for Premiership side Northampton Saints and the England Saxons.
Club career
Born in Kettering, Waller is a product of the Northampton Saints Academy and made his debut in November 2009 against the Ospreys.[2] He scored the controversial winning try in the 2014 Premiership Final as Saints beat Saracens 24–20 in extra time.[3]
International career
In January 2014 he was named as an injury replacement in the England Saxons squad for the game against the Ireland Wolfhounds.[4] The call up marked his first inclusion in any of England's representative teams.[5] He made his debut in the match as the Saxons slipped to a 14–8 defeat,[6] and earned a second cap the following week against Scotland A.[7] In May that year, Waller was among a group of 16 players called up after the Premiership Final to join up with the senior England squad for the three Test summer tour of New Zealand.[8]
Waller was named on the bench for the non-capped England XV game against the Barbarians on 31 May 2015.[9]
Honours
- Northampton Saints
- Premiership: 2013–14 (winners)[3]
- European Challenge Cup: 2013–14 (winners)[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Alex Waller". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Alex Waller". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ a b Hassan, Nabil (31 May 2014). "Saracens 20–24 Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Rokoduguni named in exciting Saxons squad". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Waller called up into Saxons training squad". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "England Saxons 8–14 Ireland Wolfhounds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "England Saxons and Scotland A play out draw in Glasgow". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Northampton prop Alex Waller added to England squad for New Zealand tour". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/32943613
- ^ Osborne, Chris (22 May 2014). "Bath 16–30 Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
External links
- Alex Waller profile at Northampton Saints