Cameron Boon is a professional rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby side Saracens.[1]
| Birth name | Cameron Boon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop's Stortford College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBoon is of English and Irish descent. He began playing rugby at Welwyn at the age of five and later represented Hertfordshire at county level.[2] As a sixth-form student at Bishop's Stortford College, he captained the school's rugby team.[3] During his studies for a bachelor's degree in accounting and financial management at Loughborough University, he also played for Loughborough Students under a university contract while part of the Saracens academy.[4]
Club career
editBoon joined the Saracens junior academy as a teenager, and played for the U18s team in the Premiership Academy League, before graduating into the senior academy in 2018. He was part of the Saracens Storm squad that won the Premiership Rugby Shield in 2019, which included appearing in the 55–14 final triumph against Newcastle Falcons A.[1] The following season, he made his first-team debut, coming off the bench in at 36–20 Premiership victory over Gloucester in August 2020.[2] A month later, he scored his first Premiership try, helping Saracens to defeat Exeter Chiefs by 40–17.
In the 2021–22 season, Boon was primarily deployed in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[5] He also continued his development in Australia with a loan spell at Eastwood.[6] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Boon was promoted into the Saracens first-team squad.[7]
International career
editBoon is qualified to represent England and Ireland.[5] As such, he has played for both the England U18s and the Ireland U18s during his youth career, having been noted as a line-out specialist due to his six-foot 10 inch frame.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cameron Boon". Saracens. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Cameron Boon makes his senior debut for Saracens". Welwyn RFC. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Two College Pupils To Represent England". UK Boarding Schools. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Cameron Boon". Loughborough University Sport. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Cameron BOON - Player statistics". It's Rugby. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "The Shoremen Report // Round 15". Northern Suburbs Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Saracens Men confirm 22/23 First Team Squad". Saracens. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.