Nathan Michelow

Finn Carnduff
Date of birth (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20)[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)[3]
SchoolSutton Valence School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Saracens ()
2023- โ†’ Ampthill (loan) ()
Correct as of 16 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023โ€“ England U20

Nathan Michelow (born 16 May 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Ampthill on loan from Saracens.

Early life

He attended Coopers School in Upminster, Essex. He joined the academy at Saracens at the age of 15 years-old.Then moved to Sutton Valence School for Sixth Form carrying on at Saracens and going to the Vase Final. [4]

Career

During the 2022-23 season at the age of 18 years-old he made four Premiership Rugby Cup appearances in the back row for Saracens.[4] He subsequently made his Rugby Premiership debut against Northampton Saints that season.[5] He then started his first game in the league away at Bath Rugby in May 2023.[6]

During the 2023-24 season he played on loan for Ampthill RUFC in the Rugby Championship.[7]

International career

He was part of the England national under-20 rugby union team which played at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship,[8] and which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Nathan Michelow". Its Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Nathan Michelow". All Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Nathan Michelow". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Young Guns: Saracens back row Nathan Michelow". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ "ROUND 22 PREVIEW: NORTHAMPTON SAINTS V SARACENS". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ Evely, John (6 May 2023). "Bath Rugby 61-29 Saracens LIVE: Reaction as Ollie Lawrence try secures Champions Cup rugby". Somerset Live. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Coventry beaten at Ampthill despite second-half blitz". Coventry Observer. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Bristol Bears Duo Set For Third-Place Play-Off vs Junior Springboks". Ultimate Rugby. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Under-20 Six Nations: England come from behind to beat France and clinch title". BBC Sport. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ^ Kelleher, Will (14 March 2024). "'They're all freaks' โ€“ the England pack driving towards Under-20 title". The Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.