George Furbank
England international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Arthur Furbank (born 17 October 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a full-back for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and England.[1]
| Full name | George Arthur Furbank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kimbolton School Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Born in Huntingdon, Furbank played his first rugby at Huntingdon RFC, where his family had been involved since the 1950s.[2] From the age of four until sixteen he was educated at Kimbolton School, where rugby was not played. Furbank played other sports, including cricket where he was a talented batsman and was on the books at Leicestershire until under-16 level.[2] He joined Bedford School for sixth form, captaining their rugby 1st XV before linking up with Saints' Senior Academy in 2015.[3]
Club career
In 2016 Furbank played for Saints in the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens Series campaign, and in 2017 he signed an extended contract with the Midlands side.[4][5]
In November 2017 Furbank made his club debut and scored his first try for Northampton in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Exeter Chiefs.[6] The following season he started in the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Northampton beat Saracens to lift the trophy.[7]
Furbank scored two tries in a 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage game against RC Toulon and later in that campaign started in their semi-final elimination against Leinster.[8][9] At the end of that season he started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final as Northampton defeated Bath to become League champions.[10]
International career
Furbank received his first call up by coach Eddie Jones to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[11] On 2 February 2020 he made his Test debut starting in the opening round defeat against France.[12] He retained his starting place for the last round as England beat Italy to win the tournament.[13]
On 24 February 2024 Furbank started against Scotland during the 2024 Six Nations Championship and scored his first international try.[14] He also started their next fixture against Ireland which saw him score another try.[15]
International tries
- As of 24 November 2024
| Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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| 1 |  Scotland |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2024 Six Nations | 24 February 2024 | 21 -30[14] |
| 2 |  Ireland |
Twickenham Stadium, London | 9 March 2024 | 23 - 22[15] | |
| 3 |  Japan |
Twickenham Stadium, London | 2024 Autumn Internationals | 24 November 2024 | 59 -14[16] |
Honours
- England
- Northampton
References
External links
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