Cassius Cleaves (born 15 March 2003) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Harlequins. At international level he represented England U20's.
Early life
15 March 2016 - Wimbledon College are presented with the National Schools Sevens Under-13s Juniors trophy.Wimbledon College's National Schools Sevens Semi-final against St Benedicts School Ealing on the way to winning the 2016 Under-13s (Juniors) Championship. (15 March 2016)
From Wandsworth, Cleaves was named after Muhammad Ali. He began playing rugby union at eleven years-old whilst attending Wimbledon College. By twelve years-old he was playing age group rugby with Harlequins and for Old Wimbledonian Warriors. He spearheaded Wimbledon College's National Schools Sevens 2016 tournament Under-13s Juniors Championship win on his 13th birthday;[1] and a year later, their Under-14s Championship win.[2]
Cleaves made a try-scoring debut for Harlequins RFC in March 2022 against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[4][5] A try he scored the following season, in the same competition, against London Irish,[6] was reported as going viral due to Cleaves' display of pace and footwork after collecting the ball in his own half.[7]
He made Rugby Premiership debut for Harlequins on 22 September 2024 against Sale Sharks.[8] The following week, he made his first league start in a 28-14 win against Newcastle Falcons and was impressive, being instrumental in causing two of Harlequins' four tries.[9][10][11][12] He signed a new contract with the club in November 2024.[13][14]
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