Jack Maunder
Jack Maunder (born 5 April 1997) is an English rugby union player who plays Scrum-half for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership.
| Birth name | Jack Andrew Maunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blundell's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Sam Maunder (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
In October 2016, Maunder made his club debut for the Exeter Chiefs against ASM Clermont Auvergne in the pool stage of the Champions Cup.[1] On 19 March 2017, Maunder started for Exeter in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup, losing to the Leicester Tigers.[2]
He was a key part of the Chiefs premiership winning season playing 13 games and starting 5 throughout the season in his breakthrough year.
International career
Maunder has represented England at U16 and U18 levels.[3] He was named in the England U20 squad for their 2016 campaign but was unable to feature due to a fractured wrist.[3] On 20 April 2017, Eddie Jones named Maunder in a 31-man squad for the summer tour of Argentina.[4] Maunder made his debut in the first test against Argentina, coming on for Danny Care in the 77th minute.[5][6]
On 3 August 2017, Maunder was selected for Eddie Jones' pre-season England training squad.[7] The Chief was selected after his successful tour with England in Argentina over the summer of 2017.
References
- "Jack Maunder: Exeter's teenage scrum-half set to make debut against Clermont". BBC Sport. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 12-16 Leicester Tigers". BBC Sport. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- "Introducing England's uncapped players ahead of Argentina". RFU. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- "England defeat Argentina in thrilling first Test". RFU. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- McVeigh, Niall (10 June 2017). "Argentina 34-38 England: first Test – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- http://www.englandrugby.com/news/jones-names-england-training-squad-for-august-camp/?sf103464811=1