Date of birth | 15 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Canford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Will Butt (born 15 January 2000) is an English professional rugby union player for Bath Rugby.
Early life
[edit]Butt started playing age group rugby for Bath at 14. He studied at Canford School before captaining Bath under-18s and representing the University of Bath.[1]
Career
[edit]In April 2021 Butt joined Coventry of the RFU Championship on loan.[2] During that loan spell he equalled a Coventry club record 4 tries in a single game against the Jersey Reds in May 2021.[3] Butt started training regularly with the senior Bath squad in the summer of 2021.[4] He made his Rugby Premiership debut in December 2021 against Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens.[5] On 11 November, 2022 Butt scored a last minute try to secure for Bath a 19-18 win over Leicester Tigers at The Rec.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Will Butt". Bath Rugby.
- ^ "Bath Rugby duo head to Championship side on loan". Somerset Live.
- ^ "Bath Rugby on-loan ace Will Butt equals Coventry Rugby try-scoring record". Coventry Telegraph.
- ^ "I WANT TO BE WEARING THAT BATH SHIRT OUT ON THE REC AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE - BUTT". Bath Rugby.
- ^ "BUTT SET FOR PREMIERSHIP DEBUT AT FRANKLIN'S GARDENS". Bath Rugby.
- ^ "Will Butt scores sensational late try to see Bath Rugby beat Leicester Tigers". Somerset Live.
- ^ "Will Butt completes smash and grab raid to finish off Leicester". Daily Telegraph.