Will Carrick-Smith
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010- 2012 2014-15 2015- |
Exeter Chiefs → Randwick → Cornish Pirates London Scottish |
11 3 17 17 |
(10) (0) (0) (0) |
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 currently the tallest professional player currently to be contracted to an English Premiership side.[3] However is not the tallest player ever to be contracted to an English Premiership side, that would be Richard Metcalfe, formally 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
- ↑ "Will Carrick-Smith Premiership Player Profile". web page. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Player Profile Exeter Chiefs". web page. Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Statistics Official Aviva Premiership Website: Tallest Players". web page. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Who is the tallest international rugby union player ever?". kgbanswers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ↑ "Player update - April 2013". Randwick Rugby Union Football Club. Retrieved April 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "London Welsh sign Will Carrick-Smith on short-term deal from Exeter Chiefs". London Welsh. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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