Justin Clegg (born 11 January 1997) is an English rugby union player who recently played for Worcester Warriors in Premiership Rugby. His main position is lock but has played as a Flanker.
| Birth name | Justin Alexander Glazier Clegg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bromsgrove School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
Justin Clegg joined the Worcester Warriors senior academy ahead of the 2015–16 season before being promoted to the first-team in the summer of 2018. Clegg combined his rugby with a place at Durham University where he studied Geography and captained the 1st XV in his final year. [1]
Clegg made his first-team debut in November 2016 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup defeating Bristol 31–25 at Sixways Stadium.[2]
Clegg missed most of the 2018–19 season with a stress fracture of the back but he returned to form and fitness for the 2019/20 campaign.[3]
He scored his first try in the European Rugby Challenge Cup victory over Enisei-STM in Krasnodar in November 2019.[4] On 2 January 2020, Clegg signed a two-year contract extension with Worcester until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[6]
International career edit
Clegg represented England through the U17 and U18 levels.[7] Clegg was also part of the England U20s squad which won the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship, beating Scotland 33–5 in the finals.[8] He was also part of the squad that reached the final of the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, where they were defeated by New Zealand.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Durham 31 – 0 Bath: Palatinates triumph in successful charity opener". 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Worcester 31-25 Bristol". Ultimate Rugby. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Justin Clegg: Alan Solomons excited by young Warriors lock". Worcester News. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Enisei STM 14-57 Worcester". Eurosport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Justin Clegg: Worcester Warriors lock signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Young Gun: Justin Clegg – Worcester lock". The Rugby Paper. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Under-20 Six Nations: England beat Scotland 33-5 to win championship". BBC Sport. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "U20 World Championship: New Zealand 64-17 England". Rugby World. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.