Alexander Moon

Alexander Moon
Birth nameAlexander James Moon
Date of birth (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthIpswich, Suffolk, England
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph’s College
Sedbergh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Bayonne
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2024 Northampton Saints 59 (5)
2024- Bayonne ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 England U20 2 (0)

Alexander Moon (born 6 September 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 side Bayonne, having departed Northampton Saints after their Premiership-winning 2023-24 season.

Background

Moon began playing rugby during his time at St Joseph's College, Ipswich where he studied from age five to fifteen.[1] He earned a three-year scholarship to Sedbergh School to complete his A Levels and further his rugby development.[2]

Moon comes from a strong rugby family with his father, Jon, coaching Ipswich rugby club and aunt, Vickie, a former physiotherapist for Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. His uncle played for the rugby league side, Bradford Bulls.[3]

Club career

In 2015 Northampton Saints confirmed that Moon would join their senior academy and he was subsequently awarded a senior academy contract at the start of the 2015/16 season.[1][4] In November 2016 he made his senior club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[1][5] Moon was also a member of the Northampton Wanderers side that beat Gloucester United 36–15 to win the 2017 Premiership A League[6] and Exeter Braves the following season to retain the title.[1][7]

In February 2019 Moon signed his first professional senior contract with the Saints[8] and later that season started for the Northampton side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[9]

On 30 January 2024, Moon would leave Northampton to join French side Bayonne in the Top 14 from the 2024-25 season.[10]

International career

Moon represented the England under-20 team in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[11] In January 2020 Moon received his first call-up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alexander Moon". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ Brammer, Chris (25 March 2015). "Eastern Counties boys excelling with Northampton Saints' academy". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Alex Moon". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Northampton Saints: Harry Mallinder among 13 players to sign new deals". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ^ Jamieson, Stuart (6 November 2016). "Newcastle Falcons 16-24 Northamton Saints report: Falcons can't build on early promise". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 The Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title". Northampton Saints. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Battling Wanderers beat Braves to secure second successive league title". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock signs first senior contract". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock agrees move to Bayonne". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  11. ^ Webb, Nick (11 March 2016). "Six Nations: England U20 16-42 Wales U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  12. ^ Jones, Chris (20 January 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2020.