Josh Macleod

Josh Macleod
Birth nameJoshua Macleod
Date of birth (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthMonte Carlo, Monaco
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
SchoolYsgol Bro Gwaun
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–
2016–		 Llanelli RFC
Scarlets		 80
103		 (25)
(20)
Correct as of 9 December 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Wales U20 3 (0)
2022– Wales 2 (0)
Correct as of 20 November 2022

Josh Macleod (born 27 October 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Scarlets as a back-rower.[1] He has been capped for both Wales U20 and Wales.

Club career

Macleod made his debut for the Scarlets Under 16s in the 2012–13 season, followed soon after by the Wales U16 squad, while attending Ysgol Bro Gwaun in Fishguard.[2] He subsequently played for Crymych RFC.[3]

Macleod made his debut for Llanelli RFC against Pontypridd in September 2015.[4] After making a further 3 appearances that season, scoring two tries in the process, Macleod went on to make his Scarlets debut against Munster.[5]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Macleod was voted the Scarlets ‘D Machine’ which meant he was voted their best defensive player.

International career

Macleod repsented the Wales U20 team in 2016, making 3 appearances for them.

On 6 October 2020 Macleod was named in the senior Wales squad for the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup.[6] Macleod was injured prior to the campaign and did not play.[7]

On 20 January he was named in the senior Wales squad for the 2021 Six Nations campaign. He was named in the Wales team to play Scotland, but was injured in training and unable to make his debut.[8]

Macleod was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 Autumn series.[9]

On 19 November 2022, Macleod made his long awaited debut, starting at Number 8 against Georgia.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Player Archive". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Josh is Just the Man at No8 for Wales". Pembrokeshire Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ^ Dave Parkinson (13 October 2020). "Wales and Italy come calling for former Crymych rugby stars". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Josh Macleod - Llanelli RFC". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Match centre". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Wales name uncapped Bristol duo Lloyd and Sheedy in autumn squad". 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Duo replace Ken Owens and Josh Macleod in Wales squad". Planet Rugby. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Six Nations 2021: Long-term Achilles injury denies Josh Macleod first Wales cap". BBC Sport. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Wales autumn rugby squad announcement as Wayne Pivac names five uncapped players". Wales Online. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Macleod to make Wales debut against Georgia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2022.