Alex Coles
Birth nameAlexander Joel C. Coles
Date of birth (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999
Place of birthCambridge, England
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)
SchoolSwaffham Prior Primary School, The Perse School
UniversityBirkbeck
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
Shelford RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Northampton Saints 77 (35)
Correct as of 6 November 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 England U18 2 (0)
2019 England U20 10 (5)
2022 England 1 (0)
Correct as of 6 November 2022

Alex Coles (born 21 September 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Lock for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.[1]

Education

Whilst pursuing rugby, Coles studied BA Politics Philosophy and History at Birkbeck, University of London.[2]

Rugby playing career

Club

Coles played rugby as a child at Newmarket and Shelford Rugby Club prior to joining the academy of Northampton Saints at the age of fourteen.[3] In November 2018 he made his club debut for Northampton in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Wasps and the following year scored his first try for the club against Timișoara in the EPCR Challenge Cup.[4][5]

International

In 2017 Coles played for the England under-18 team on their tour of South Africa.[3][6] He represented the England under-20 team in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[4][7] On 6 November 2022, Coles made his debut for England in a 29–30 loss to Argentina in the Autumn Nations Series.

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Coles". ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-enabled-me-to-continue-my-professional-rugby-career-whilst-studying-for-a-degree-and-preparing-for-my-future
  3. 1 2 Mockford, Sarah (4 November 2020). "Hotshot: Northampton lock Alex Coles". Rugby World. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 Taylor, Mark (4 June 2019). "Alex Coles seeks to cap a year to remember with victory with England at the 2019 World Rugby Under-20 Championships". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Northampton and Harlequins into last eight". Sky Sports. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Alex Coles earns England under-18s call". Cambridge Independent. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England U20 45-26 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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