George Makepeace-Cubitt (born 20 February 2004) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a fly-half or full-back for Rugby Premiership side Northampton Saints.
| Date of birth | 20 February 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Reading | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editBorn in Reading, he has played at both full-back and fly-half.[3] He was part of the rugby union academy of London Irish from the age of 13 years-old and he joined their senior academy for the 2022-23 season. He then played for Rams RFC in National League 1 after London Irish dissolved.[4][5]
He signed for Northampton Saints following a successful trial in May 2024. [6] He made his Rugby Premiership debut for Northampton Saints on 25 October 2024, kicking two penalties and a conversion against Bristol Bears.[7]
International career
editIn March 2024 was called-up to play for the England national under-20 rugby union team.[8] That year, he became the first man since Bedford Blues player Josh Bassett in 2012 to represent England U20s in the U20 Six Nations while not linked with a top-flight side.[9]
References
edit- ^ "George Makepeace-Cubitt". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "George Makepeace-Cubitt". All Rugby. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Jaycock, Ben (12 May 2024). "Northampton swoop to sign England U20s fly-half". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Newcombe, Jon (24 October 2024). "Much-changed Saints hand debut to summer recruit". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Vickers, Tom (9 May 2024). "New Saint George so happy to be able to learn from Smith and Furbank". Northamptin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Vickers, Tom (9 May 2024). "'A lot of potential' - Dowson's thrilled as Saints sign fly-half duo". Northamptin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Hurcom, Sophie (25 October 2024). "Ravouvou double as Bristol beat Saints to go top". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Heal, Chris (March 14, 2024). "George Makepeace-Cubitt Exclusive: 'You don't expect it when you're not linked with a Premiership team'". ncarugby.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Jaycock, Ben (7 April 2024). "Young Guns: Rams and England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 26 October 2024.}