Jack Nowell

Jack Nowell
Nowell talks to media, 2015
Birth nameJack Thomas Nowell[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthTruro, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)[3]
SchoolMounts Bay Academy
Truro and Penwith College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011 Redruth 13 (20)
2011–2012 Plymouth Albion 4 (5)
2012–2023 Exeter Chiefs 173 (240)
2012 → Cornish Pirates 3 (5)
2023– La Rochelle 28 (20)
Correct as of 16 Oct 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011 England U18 11 (10)
2013 England U20 6 (20)
2014– England 46 (70)
2017 British & Irish Lions 2 (0)
Correct as of 12 April 2023
Official website
https://jacknowell.com/

Jack Thomas Nowell (born 11 April 1993) is an English professional rugby union player for Top 14 side La Rochelle. He also represents England. His position of choice is wing but he can also play as a full-back or outside centre.

Exeter Chiefs

Nowell was originally a product of the Cornish Pirates junior section. He went to school at Mounts Bay Academy, Heamoor and then Truro College, where he took a BTEC in Sport Performance and Excellence.[2] On 25 November 2012 he made his Premiership debut for Exeter Chiefs in a 27–23 win over London Irish.[4] After establishing himself as a regular in the Chiefs first team, Nowell was nominated for, and won, the LV=Breakthrough Player Award for the 2012–13 season.[5]

In May 2016 Nowell was part of the Exeter side that reached their first ever Premiership final, after finishing second in the overall table and winning a home semi-final against Wasps.[6] Despite Nowell scoring a try in the final they had to settle for runners up to Saracens.[7] The following season saw Nowell again record a try in the league final as Exeter overcame Wasps in extra-time to claim their maiden Premiership title.[8]

Nowell started in the 2020 European Rugby Champions Cup Final as Exeter beat Racing to become champions of Europe for the first time.[9] The following weekend saw Exeter defeat Wasps in the Premiership final to complete a league and European double.[10]

International career

Nowell playing for England 2018

England

In the summer of 2011 Nowell was a member of the England under-18 team that toured Australia.[2][11] He was part of the England national under-20 side that retained the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] Nowell was selected for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship and scored a try in the final of the competition as England defeated Wales to become junior world champions for the first time.[13][14] Later that year he was included in the England A squad on the advice of chief scout Andy Fairley.[15]

In January 2014 Nowell received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Stuart Lancaster for the 2014 Six Nations Championship.[16] On 1 February 2014 he made his debut for England in their opening round 26–24 defeat to France.[17][18] He scored his first international try during their last round victory over Italy.[19] He also played in the 2015 Six Nations Championship and scored his first international try at Twickenham in the penultimate round against Scotland.[20] In the final game of the tournament against France, England required a winning margin of at least 27 points to clinch the title. Despite Nowell scoring two tries, England failed to achieve this target and finished runners up to Ireland.[21] Nowell was included in the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[22] His only appearance in the tournament saw him score three tries in their final pool fixture against Uruguay as the hosts failed to make the knockout phase.[22][23] He is one of only six players to have scored a hat-trick of tries at a Rugby World Cup for England.

New head coach Eddie Jones selected Nowell for the 2016 Six Nations Championship and he scored a try in their opening game against Scotland.[24] He started all five games during the tournament including the final match as England defeated France to achieve their first Grand Slam in over a decade.[25] Later that year he scored a try off the bench in the opening game of their 2016 tour of Australia and started the next two tests as England completed a series whitewash.[26][27] The following year saw Nowell score two tries against Italy in the 2017 Six Nations.[28] He also featured off the bench in the final game of the competition as England missed out on a consecutive grand slam with defeat away to Ireland which also brought an end to a record equalling eighteen successive Test victories.[29]

Nowell scored a try in a draw with Scotland in the final game of the 2019 Six Nations.[30] He was a member of the England squad that finished runners up at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, although injury restricted him to only one appearance in the tournament, in which he came off the bench to score against Argentina during the pool stage.[31][32] After the World Cup he did not play for England again until the 2022 Six Nations.[33]

British and Irish Lions

In April 2017, Nowell was called up for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, becoming the first player to be selected from Exeter Chiefs by the Lions.[34] After missing the first test, Nowell featured as a replacement in both the second and third tests as the series finished level.[35][36]

International tries

As of 5 October 2019[1]
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2014 Six Nations 15 March 2014 Win 52 – 11[19]
2  Scotland London, England Twickenham Stadium 2015 Six Nations 14 March 2015 Win 25 – 13[20]
3  France London, England Twickenham Stadium 2015 Six Nations 21 March 2015 Win 55 – 35[21]
4
5  Uruguay Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 2015 Rugby World Cup 10 October 2015 Win 60 – 3[23]
6
7
8  Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield 2016 Six Nations 6 February 2016 Win 15 – 9[24]
9  Australia Brisbane, Australia Lang Park 2016 Tour of Australia 11 June 2016 Win 39 – 28[26]
10  Italy London, England Twickenham Stadium 2017 Six Nations 26 February 2017 Win 36 – 15[28]
11
12  Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2018 Six Nations 4 February 2018 Win 46 – 15
13  Scotland London, England Twickenham Stadium 2019 Six Nations 16 March 2019 Draw 38 – 38[30]
14  Argentina Chōfu, Japan Tokyo Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 5 October 2019 Win 39 – 10[31]

Honours

England

Exeter

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Jack Nowell". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Profile at Exeter Chiefs". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Jack Nowell impresses boss in Exeter Premiership debut". BBC Sport. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Nowell named LV= breakthrough player". Premiership Rugby. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. ^ Pilnick, Brent (21 May 2016). "Premiership semi-final: Exeter Chiefs 34-23 Wasps". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ Pilnick, Brent (28 May 2016). "Premiership final: Saracens 28-20 Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b Law, James (27 May 2017). "Premiership final: Wasps 20–23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b Henson, Mike (17 October 2020). "Champions Cup: Exeter beat Racing 92 31–27 to lift first Champions Cup title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b Pilnick, Brent (24 October 2020). "Premiership Final: Exeter beat Wasps 19–13 to secure historic double". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Five Exeter Chiefs youngsters in England Under-18 squad". BBC Sport. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Six Nations 2013: Wales U20 15–28 England U20". BBC Sport. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Wales 15–23 England". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  14. ^ James, Standley (23 June 2013). "Junior World Championship: Wales U20 15–23 England U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  15. ^ "England change six in Elite Player Squad". ESPN Scrum. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  16. ^ "George Ford replaces Toby Flood in England Six Nations squad". BBC Sport. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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  26. ^ a b Standley, James (11 June 2016). "England beat Australia 39-28 to win first Test in Brisbane". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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  29. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (18 March 2017). "Six Nations 2017: Ireland 13-9 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  30. ^ a b Henson, Mike (16 March 2019). "England and Scotland draw astonishing Test 38-38 in Six Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  31. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (5 October 2019). "England 39-10 Argentina: Eddie Jones' side qualify for World Cup quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  32. ^ a b Fordyce, Tom (2 November 2019). "England 12–32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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  34. ^ Meagher, Gerard (13 May 2017). "The house that Jack Nowell built: British & Irish Lion takes Lego on tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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