Alex Seville (born 12 July 1998) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. He plays as a loosehead prop.
| Birth name | Alexander Morton Seville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107kg (16st 22lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rednock School Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex studied at Hartpury College and joined Gloucester's Senior Academy from the 2016–17 season. He became a member of the Hartpury College AASE when he was 16 and has represented Stroud District Schools, Bath & North-East Somerset and the Gloucestershire U16 side. He was part of Hartpury College on a dual-registered basis in the RFU Championship during the 2017–18 season.[1]
In January 2017, he was named in the England U20 team for the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship as an injury replacement. In January 2018, Seville was named in the England U20s squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[2]
On 17 December 2018, Seville signed his first professional contract to stay with Gloucester, thus promoted to the senior squad for the 2019–20 season.[3]
He joined Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints on short-term loan until the end of September on 18 September 2020.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hartpury sign five Gloucester players on dual registration". The Rugby Paper. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "England U20s squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". Gloucester Rugby. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Gloucester Rugby: Charlie Sharples among seven new contract signings at Kingsholm". BBC Sport. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Club statement: EPCR ruling". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 17 September 2020.