Ehren Painter

Ehren Beau M. Painter (born 21 March 1998) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Tighthead Prop for Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs.^[1]

Ehren Painter

Birth name	Ehren Beau Painter
Date of birth	(1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	145 kg (22 st 12 lb)
School	Felsted School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Current team Exeter Chiefs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2023 Northampton Saints 84 (5) 2023– Exeter Chiefs 16 (15) Correct as of 2 April 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 England U18 5 (0) 2018 England U20 8 (0) Correct as of 17 June 2018

Career

Painter was born in London, and educated at Felsted School.^[1] He represented England at Under-16, Under-17, and Under-18 level.^[2]

Painter was a member of the England Under-20 side that competed in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.^[3] He was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and started in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.^[4][5]

In April 2018, Painter made his first-team debut for the Northampton Saints in a Premiership match against Saracens.^[6] In June 2022 he started in a league semi-final as Northampton were eliminated by Leicester Tigers.^[7]

On 14 March 2023, Exeter Chiefs announced the immediate signing of Painter.^[8][9]

References

1. Peters, Sam (15 April 2018). "Northampton Saints buoyed by young prop Ehran Painter's cameo after dealing Leicester 'kick in the balls'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
2. "Promising prop Painter signs first senior contract at Saints". Northampton Chronicle. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
3. "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
4. "England U20: Squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
5. "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
6. "Painter signs first senior Saints deal". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
7. Aloia, Andrew (11 June 2022). "Premiership semi-final: Leicester Tigers 27-14 Northampton Saints - George Ford inspires win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
8. Stevens, Mark (14 March 2023). "Painter signs for the Chiefs". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
9. "Ehren Painter: Exeter Chiefs sign Northampton Saints prop". BBC Sport. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

External links

• Exeter profile
• Ehren Painter at ESPNscrum