Will Carrick-Smith

Will Carrick-Smith
Date of birth (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Height 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Weight 129 kg (20 st 4 lb)[1]
School Blundell's School
Occupation(s) Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010-
2012
2014-15
2015-2016
2016-		 Exeter Chiefs
→ Randwick
→ Cornish Pirates
London Scottish
Bedford Blues		 11
3
17
22
25		 (10)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(5)

Will Carrick-Smith (born 2 April 1992) is a rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He made his debut for the club against London Welsh on 11 November 2012.[2] At 6 ft 11 Carrick-Smith is the tallest professional player currently to be contracted to an English Premiership side.[3] However, the tallest player ever to be contracted to an English Premiership side is Richard Metcalfe, formerly of Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints.[4]

At the end of the 2012/13 season Will Carrick-Smith went out to Australia on loan for the summer with Randwick.[5] On 4 December 2013 it was announced that Carrick-Smith had signed for London Welsh on a short term loan deal.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Will Carrick-Smith Premiership Player Profile". web page. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile Exeter Chiefs". web page. Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Statistics Official Aviva Premiership Website: Tallest Players". web page. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Who is the tallest international rugby union player ever?". kgbanswers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Player update - April 2013". Randwick Rugby Union Football Club. Retrieved April 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "London Welsh sign Will Carrick-Smith on short-term deal from Exeter Chiefs". London Welsh. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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