| Alexander Moon | |
| Birth Name: | Alexander James Moon |
| Birth Place: | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight: | 123kg (271lb) |
| School: | St Joseph’s College Sedbergh School |
| Ru Currentposition: | Lock |
| Ru Currentteam: | Northampton Saints |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Northampton Saints |
| Apps1: | 59 |
| Points1: | 5 |
| Repyears1: | 2016 |
| Repteam1: | England U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Alexander Moon (born 6 September 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership club Northampton Saints.
Moon began playing rugby during his time at St Joseph's College, Ipswich where he studied from age five to fifteen. He earned a three-year scholarship to Sedbergh School to complete his A Levels and further his rugby development.[2]
Moon comes from a strong rugby family with his father, Jon, coaching Ipswich rugby club and aunt, Vickie, a former physiotherapist for Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. His uncle played for the rugby league side, Bradford Bulls.[3]
In 2015 Northampton Saints confirmed that Moon would join their senior academy and he was subsequently awarded a senior academy contract at the start of the 2015/16 season.[4] In November 2016 he made his senior club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[5] Moon was also a member of the Northampton Wanderers side that beat Gloucester United 36–15 to win the 2017 Premiership A League[6] and Exeter Braves the following season to retain the title.[7]
In February 2019 Moon signed his first professional senior contract with the Saints[8] and later that season started for the Northampton side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[9]
Moon represented the England under-20 team in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[10] In January 2020 Moon received his first call-up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[11]