Stu Townsend
Birth name | Stuart Townsend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Torbay, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stu Townsend (born 11 October 1995)[1] is a scrum-half playing professional rugby union for Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby.
Early life
Born in Torbay, Townsend was first introduced to rugby as a six-year-old at his local club Kingsbridge. He was educated at the local Primary and Community College before attending Ivybridge Community College, where he joined the Exeter Chiefs Academy system.[citation needed]
Early career
Townsend featured for England at various age levels, including that of the Under-20s,[citation needed] and also in the National Leagues with both Taunton Titans and the Cornish Pirates.[citation needed]
Exeter Chiefs
After playing regularly in the Championship Townsend was recalled to the Chiefs squad midway through the 16/17 season after injuries to fellow nines, Dave Lewis and Will Chudley.
After a number of appearances off the bench both in the Premiership and Europe, on his first full starting appearance he scored a try against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.[2] He started the final as Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016-17 English Premiership.[3]
He scored a try for Exeter in the second minute of the semi-final against Newcastle Falcons to help book a place in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup for Exeter to be played against Bath Rugby on the 18 March 2018.[4] The final was rearranged to March 30 due to snow and Townsend played as the Chiefs won 28-11.[5]
After making 106 appearances for Exeter he signed a new contract with the club in May 2024.[6]
References
- ^ "Stuart Townsend ESPNscrum profile". ESPN. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup: Exeter Chiefs 20-17 Newcastle Falcons". BBC Sport. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". 29 March 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Townsend and Street sign new Exeter contracts". BBC Sport. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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