Alex Crockett Explained

Alex Crockett
Birth Name:Alex Crockett
Birth Date:20 November 1981
Birth Place:Bath, Somerset, England
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:88kg (194lb)[1])
School:Colston's Collegiate
Ru Position:Centre
Youthyears1: 
Ru Clubyears:2001–2009
2010
2010–2012
2012–2014
Ru Clubcaps:125
4
Ru Clubpoints:(105)
(10)
Super14years: 
Ru Nationalyears:2002
2006
Ru Nationalteam:England U21
England Saxons
Ru Nationalcaps:5
Ru Nationalpoints:5
Repsevensyears1: 

Alex Crockett (born 20 November 1981 in Bath, Somerset, England) is a former English rugby union player, who played at centre.

Career

Crockett started his professional career at Bath.

He was called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008.[2] [3]

He was appointed joint captain (with Michael Lipman) for Bath in the 2008/9 season[4]

Crockett resigned from Bath along with co-captain Michael Lipman, and Andrew Higgins on 1 June 2009[5] [6]

On 4 December 2009, it was announced that Crockett had signed a contract with Bristol which will last until the end of the 2009/10 season. Crockett joined Bristol for training in January but was unable to play a competitive game until 1 March 2010.[7]

His first game for his new club came against Nottingham in the British and Irish Cup on 7 March 2010. Bristol won the game with Crockett scoring a try in the first half.[8] [9]

Crockett signed for Worcester Warriors on 2 June 2010 on a two-year deal.[10] In 2012, it was announced Crockett would leave Worcester Warriors at the end of the season.

On 23 May 2012, Crockett signed for Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract for the 2012 to 2013 season.[11] On 20 May 2014, Crockett announced his retirement from professional rugby.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aviva Premiership Rugby – Worcester Warriors . web page . Premier Rugby . 25 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207055710/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1 . 7 February 2012 .
  2. Web site: England Saxons training squad for Italy A . Rugby Football Union. 4 February 2008 . 5 February 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080408052603/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/18872 . 8 April 2008 .
  3. Web site: Guest, Care and Jarvis join Skinner and Brown in England Saxons squad . Quins . 4 February 2008 . 5 February 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618212646/http://www.quins.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=38432&newstype=n&matchid=&Refid= . 18 June 2008 .
  4. News: Bristol Rugby profile. bristolrugby.co.uk. 8 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100611004027/http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/5537.php?player=4566&includeref=dynamic. 11 June 2010. dead.
  5. Web site: Bath Rugby Statement . Bath Rugby PLC . 6 January 2009 . 6 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090611235716/http://www.bathrugby.com/7823.php . 11 June 2009 .
  6. News: High profile Bath trio quit club. 1 June 2009. The BBC. 1 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608032510/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/8055662.stm. 8 June 2009 . live.
  7. News: Bristol Rugby announce signing of Alex Crockett . 4 December 2009 . bristolrugby.co.uk .
  8. News: It's great to be back, says Crockett after superb debut for Bristol Rugby. 8 March 2010. thisisbristol.co.uk. 8 March 2010. https://archive.today/20120912041915/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/sport/s-great-says-Crockett-superb-debut-Bristol-Rugby/article-1891031-detail/article.html. 12 September 2012. dead.
  9. News: Bristol's hard fought victory extends winning run . 7 March 2010 . bristolrugby.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100311215726/http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/6624.php . 11 March 2010 .
  10. News: Warriors snap up centre star Crockett . 2 June 2010 . warriors.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605040043/http://www.warriors.co.uk/9695.php . 5 June 2010 .
  11. News: Newcastle Falcons sign Worcester centre Alex Crockett. BBC Sport. 23 May 2012.
  12. News: Newcastle Falcons centre Alex Crockett retires. BBC Sport. 20 May 2014.

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