Will Stuart

William James Stuart (born 12 July 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Bath and the England national team.^[1]

Will Stuart

Full name	William James Stuart
Date of birth	(1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Westminster, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	135 kg (298 lb; 21 st 4 lb)
School	Farleigh School Radley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Bath Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2019 Wasps 32 (20) 2014–2016 → Blackheath (loan) 12 (5) 2016–2017 → Moseley (loan) 6 (0) 2017–2019 → Nottingham (loan) 8 (5) 2019– Bath 70 (55) Correct as of 19 January 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 England U20 10 (0) 2020– England 42 (10) Correct as of 3 November 2024

Early life

Stuart started playing rugby at Andover RFC in Hampshire before moving on to Salisbury RFC in Wiltshire. He was schooled at Radley College in Oxfordshire.^[2] He went to a prep school called Farleigh School.

Club career

Stuart joined the Wasps academy after school.^[3] He spent time on loan in National League 1 and the RFU Championship with Blackheath, Moseley and Nottingham.^[4] Stuart made his Wasps debut on 4 November 2016 against Sale Sharks.^[5]

On 18 January 2019 his signing for the 2019–20 season was announced by Bath.^[6]

International career

Stuart represented England at the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship^[3] and came off the bench in the final as England defeated Ireland to become junior World champions.^[7]

In January 2020 he received his first call up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship^[8] and on 2 February 2020 made his debut^[9] as a replacement for Kyle Sinckler in the opening round defeat away to France.^[10] He also played in the final round as England beat Italy to win the tournament.^[11]

In November 2020 Stuart made his first start for England in their opening game of the Autumn Nations Cup against Georgia^[12] and subsequently came off the bench in the final as England defeated France in extra-time to win the competition.^[13]

On November 19, 2022, Stuart came off the bench against New Zealand to score his first 2 senior international tries which would subsequently draw the game 25–25, with England having been 17–3 down at half time. This made him the first England prop to score twice in a test match.^[14]

Career statistics

List of international tries

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2022	Twickenham Stadium, London, England	New Zealand	11–25	25–25	2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals
2				23–25

as of 19 November 2022^[update][15]

References

1. "Will Stuart ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
2. "Young Gun: Will Stuart – Wasps and England U20s tighthead". 18 December 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
3. Slot, Owen (23 December 2020). "How Coventry 'hiding' forged England's new front-row star". The Times. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. Bridge, Bobby (26 September 2018). "Wasps' 133kg prop Will Stuart making Premiership waves after school of hard knocks". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
5. "Will Stuart Wasps stats".
6. Bridge, Bobby (18 January 2019). "Bath Rugby sign Will Stuart from Wasps - and this is why he chose his new club". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
7. Fallon, John (25 June 2016). "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
8. Jones, Chris (20 January 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
9. Jones, Chris (31 January 2020). "France v England: George Furbank starts Six Nations opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
10. Fordyce, Tom (2 February 2020). "France 24-17 England: England lose Six Nations opener in Paris". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
11. Grey, Becky (31 October 2020). "Italy 5-34 England: Visitors' victory proves enough to win Six Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
12. de Menezes, Jack (12 November 2020). "England v Georgia team news: Jack Willis to make debut as Ollie Lawrence and Will Stuart start Autumn Nations Cup clash". The Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
13. Henson, Mike (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
14. Kelleher, Will (20 November 2022). "I nearly botched that first try – Eddie said I need to sort my finishing drills, says Twickenham hero Will Stuart". The Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
15. "Will STUART profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

External links

• Will Stuart at Premiership Rugby
• Will Stuart at ESPNscrum
• Will Stuart at ItsRugby.co.uk