Austin Emens

Austin Emens
Date of birth (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
SchoolBrighton College
UniversityUniversity of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024- Bath ()
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2023- Great Britain

Austin Emens (born 9 February 2002) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bath Rugby and the Great Britain national rugby sevens team.

Early life

Between 2016 and 2021 he attended Brighton College and played club rugby for Horsham Rugby Club.[3][4] He then studied for a business degree at the University of Bath whilst playing BUCS Super Rugby and joined the Bath Rugby academy.[5][6]

Career

He signed a senior academy contract with Bath Rugby in April 2024.[7] He was named in the starting XV for his Rugby Premiership debut away against Gloucester Rugby on 12 October 2024.[8]

International career

He made his debut for the Great Britain national rugby sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in December 2023.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Austin Emens". Its Rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Austin Emens". All Rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ Pole, Matt (27 Sep 2021). "Valiant Horsham show their spirit in London Welsh defeat". Sussex Express. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Austin Emens (Ab. 2016-21) makes GB 7s training in Malaga". Oldbrightonians. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "University of Bath student, Austin Emens', rewarded with a Senior Academy contract from Premiership club Bath Rugby". The Bath Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Statement: Bath have confirmed four huge signings for the 2024/25 Premiership season". Ruck. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ^ Evely, John (22 April 2024). "Bath Rugby confirm the signing of GB Rugby 7s winger". Somerset Live. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Derby Weekend debut for Emens in trip to Kingsholm". Ultimate Rugby. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ Raisey, Josh (22 April 2024). "Bath sign GB 7s star Austin Emens". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Bath have made five exciting new signings for the 2024/25 Premiership season". Ruck. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.