Josh Ovens

Ovens was educated at the Prep School for Monkton Combe School,[1] an independent school for boys and girls up to the age of 13 in Combe Down, a village on the edge of Bath in Somerset. After Monkton Prep he went to Milton Abbey School,[2][3] an independent day and boarding school in Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset.

In 2008, Ovens joined Bath, enjoying a spell on loan to Bristol in the 2011 Aviva Championship season and returning to Bath for the start of the 2012 season. He re-signed with Bristol on a one-year deal after the club facilitated his rehabilitation by allowing him to train with the squad, almost two years after recovering from a potentially career-ending back injury in 2012. Ovens returned to the field in August 2014 against Clifton RFC for the annual pre-season friendly match between the two sides.[4]

After falling out of favour at Bristol RFC, Ovens decided to combine part-time work at his family farm with part-time rugby for Rosslyn Park RFC, where he joined former senior players such as Hugo Ellis and Mark Lilley, dropping down a division to prepare for a future career outside rugby. Ovens has left the door open to returning to professional rugby, continuing to work part-time on his farm while training two days a week before Saturday match days.

Ovens' first cousin is Laurence Ovens.