Jack Nowell
.jpg) Nowell playing for Exeter Chiefs in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Jack Thomas Nowell[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mounts Bay Academy Truro and Penwith College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Thomas Nowell (born 11 April 1993) is an English rugby union player for Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. His position of choice is Wing but he can also play at Full back and at outside centre.
Exeter Chiefs
Nowell was originally a product of the Cornish Pirates junior section. He went to school at Mounts Bay School, Heamoor/An Hay and then Truro College, where he took a BTEC in Sport Performance and Excellence.[2]
He made his Premiership debut for Exeter Chiefs on 25 November 2012 in a 27–23 win over London Irish.[3] After establishing himself as a regular in the Chiefs first team, Nowell was nominated for, and won, the LV=Breakthrough Player Award for the 2012–13 season.[4]
Nowell is an established first teamer for the exeter chiefs and has scored 16 premiership tries in 46 appearances since 2012. Nowell has also played key roles for the Exeter Chiefs in their European champions cup and Heineken cup competitions.
In 2016 Nowell was part of the Exeter Chiefs side to reach the aviva premiership final, eventually won by Saracens, after finishing second in the overall table and winning a home semi-final against wasps.
International career
Nowell represented England at under-18 and under-20 level.[2] He scored in the 2013 IRB Junior World Cup final win over Wales.[5]
On 1 August 2013, he was selected in the England Saxons squad.[6]
On 9 January 2014, Nowell was included in the England squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, after numerous injuries.[7] He made his debut for England in the 26–24 defeat to France, despite a difficult start to the game Nowell made the most meters by any England player in the game (87 meters). He scored his first try for England during the 52–11 win over Italy.[8][9] Nowell missed the 2014 summer tour of New Zealand due to injury.
Nowell returned to the England team in the third match of the 2015 Six Nations Championship, replacing Jonny May in the starting lineup, but failed to finish off a couple of try scoring opportunities. He then started the following game against Scotland, scoring his first Twickenham try. On the final day of the championship, Jack Nowell was selected for a match that England needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title. Despite Nowell scoring two tries in the match, England failed to achieve this target and Ireland claimed the championship.
Nowell was selected as a member of the England 2015 World Cup Squad, he made his world cup debut during the 60–3 win over amateur side Uruguay, becoming one of only six English players to have scored a hat trick of tries at the world cup.
Nowell started all five of england's rbs six nations matches in 2016 where england won the grand slam. He scored a try in the opener against Scotland. Nowell also was part of the successful 3-0 series win over Australia in 2016 starting the second and third test and acting as a replacement in the first and scoring a try from the bench. Nowell played despite having a thumb injury.
International tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Score | Result |
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| 1 |  Italy |
Rome, Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 2014 Six Nations | 15 March 2014 | 52–11 | Won[9] |
| 2 |  Scotland |
London, England | Twickenham | 2015 Six Nations | 14 March 2015 | 25-13 | Won |
| 3 |  France |
London, England | Twickenham | 2015 Six Nations | 21 March 2015 | 55-35 | Won |
| 4 | France |
London, England | Twickenham | 2015 Six Nations | 21 March 2015 | 55-35 | Won |
| 5 |  Uruguay |
Manchester, England | City of Manchester Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 10 October 2015 | 60-3 | Won |
| 6 | Uruguay |
Manchester, England | City of Manchester Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 10 October 2015 | 60-3 | Won |
| 7 | Uruguay |
Manchester, England | City of Manchester Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 10 October 2015 | 60-3 | Won |
| 8 | Scotland |
Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield | 2016 Six Nations | 6 February 2016 | 15-9 | Won |
| 9 |  Australia |
Brisbane, Australia | Lang Park | 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals | 11 June 2016 | 39-28 | Won |
References
- ^ "Jack Nowell". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Jack Nowell". Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Jack Nowell impresses Boss in Exeter Premiership debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Nowell Named LV= Breakthrough Player". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Wales 15–23 England". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "England change six in Elite Player Squad". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "George Ford replaces Toby Flood in England Six Nations squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Six Nations: France beat England with late converted try in Paris". Sky Sports. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (15 March 2014). "Six Nation's 2014: England hammer Italy and wait on Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
External links
- Exeter Chiefs profile
- RFU profile
- Premiership Rugby profile
- Career statistics at Statbunker
- Espn Profile