Bevan Rodd Explained

Bevan Rodd
Birth Date:26 August 2000
Birth Place:Dunoon, Scotland
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:1180NaN0
School:The Buchan School
Sedbergh School
Position:Prop
Currentclub:Sale Sharks
Years1:2019–
Clubs1:Sale Sharks
Apps1:75
Points1:30
Repyears1:2017–2018
Repteam1:England U18
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2021–
Repteam2:England
Repcaps2:5
Reppoints2:5
Clubupdate:28 August 2023
Repupdate:28 August 2023

Bevan Rodd (born 26 August 2000) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks. Born in Scotland, he represents England at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1] [2]

Club career

Born in Scotland, Rodd grew up on the Isle of Man and was educated at The Buchan School.[3] He later attended Sedbergh School[4] and subsequently came through the Sale Sharks academy, making his professional debut against Northampton Saints in a Premiership Rugby Cup match under Steve Diamond in 2019.[5] [6] He really made his professional breakthrough the following season under the management of Paul Deacon and Alex Sanderson.[7]

Having become a regular starter for Sale at the age of twenty, on 4 April 2021 he was a starter against the Scarlets in Sale's 57–14 away Champions Cup victory.[8] He still figured in the starting XV a week later, for the quarter-final defeat against La Rochelle.[9] [10]

International career

Rodd represented the England Under-16[4] and England under-18 team.[11] He was also a member of the squad that lost to Ireland in the opening round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] Eligible for both Scotland and England national teams, he was reportedly reviewed by former England manager Eddie Jones and Matt Proudfoot for future selection.

In June 2021 he was included in the England senior squad for the 2021 Summer Internationals, but was not featured in either of the tests.[13]

On 10 November 2021 Rodd was called up to the England squad for the 2021 Autumn Nations Series for England's match against Australia. He replaced Joe Marler, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to pull out for the match.[14] Rodd was initially named on the bench against Australia, before being moved to the starting line up after starting loosehead Ellis Genge also had to withdraw due to COVID-19.[15]

He earned his first England cap in the 32–15 victory over the Wallabies. He then started a week later against South Africa, with Genge still unavailable for selection and Marler only coming out of isolation a few days before.[16] Rodd finished his 2021 Autumn Nations Series with a 27–26 win over the world champions.[17]

Rodd was included in the initial 36-man England training squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[18] He did not feature in the Championship. He was recalled to the England squad for their tour of Australia in July 2022 and for the 2022 Autumn Internationals but did not add to his two caps.[19] [20]

Rodd came on as a replacement as England were defeated by Wales 20-9 in Cardiff as part of the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-ups.[21]

He was named in England's final 33 man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[22]

List of international tries

As of 23 September 2023[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bevan Rodd profile . itsrugby.co.uk . 9 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Bevan Rodd. 2021-04-09. ESPN scrum.
  3. Web site: 4 November 2010. Buchan pupils in North of England Prep School trial. 20 June 2021. BBC Sport.
  4. News: Five Sedbergh School rugby players turn out for national teams . Tom . Murphy . The Westmorland Gazette . 14 April 2016 . 20 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Heagney. Liam. 7 April 2021. 'They are on the radar': The unheralded Sale players England are considering as potential summer tour picks. live. 2021-04-09. Rugby Pass. https://web.archive.org/web/20210407173115/https://www.rugbypass.com/news/they-are-on-the-radar-the-unheralded-sale-players-england-are-considering-as-potential-summer-tour-picks-rodd/ . 7 April 2021 .
  6. Web site: 23 September 2019. Impressive Sale Sharks debut for Rodd. live. 20 June 2021. Manx Radio. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918181217/https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-sport/impressive-sale-sharks-debut-for-rodd/ . 18 September 2020 .
  7. News: Richardson. Charles. 2021-04-06. England consider call-up for unknown Sale prop Bevan Rodd - and keep him out of Scotland's hands. The Telegraph. 2021-04-09. 0307-1235.
  8. Web site: 5 April 2021. Match Centre: Scarlets 14-57 Sale Sharks. live. 2021-04-09. Talking Rugby Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20210405095430/https://www.talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/match-centre-scarlets-14-57-sale-sharks/29421.htm . 5 April 2021 .
  9. Web site: Smith. Sam. 9 April 2021. Sale keep the faith but La Rochelle make six changes for Saturday's quarter-final. live. 2021-04-09. Rugby Pass. https://web.archive.org/web/20210409130110/https://www.rugbypass.com/news/sale-keep-the-faith-but-la-rochelle-make-six-changes-for-saturdays-quarter-final-champions-cup/ . 9 April 2021 .
  10. Web site: Oscroft. Tim. 10 April 2021. Heineken Champions Cup: Sale knocked out by La Rochelle in quarter-finals. live. 20 June 2021. BBC Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410161824/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56689385 . 10 April 2021 .
  11. Web site: 12 March 2017. Match report: England U18 31-17 Scotland U18. live. 20 June 2021. Scottish Rugby. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316052453/http://www.scottishrugby.org:80/news/17/03/12/match-report-england-u18-31-17-scotland-u18 . 16 March 2017 .
  12. Web site: Mervyn. Dave. 1 February 2019. Ireland U20s come from 11 points down to earn bonus-point win over England U20s. live. 20 June 2021. Irish Examiner. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202848/https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30901786.html . 24 June 2021 .
  13. Web site: 20 June 2021. Manu Tuilagi: England coach Eddie Jones adds Sale centre to squad for July Tests. live. 20 June 2021. BBC Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621175855/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57547865 . 21 June 2021 .
  14. News: Prop Rodd called into England squad. BBC Sport. 2021-11-10.
  15. News: England's Genge out of Australia Test. BBC Sport. 2021-11-14.
  16. News: Youngsters 'can change course of history'. BBC Sport. 2021-11-21.
  17. News: England clinch dramatic win over Boks. BBC Sport. 2021-11-21.
  18. Web site: RFU. 2022-01-18. englandrugby.com.
  19. Web site: JONES NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR AUSTRALIA TOUR . 2023-08-07 . www.englandrugby.com.
  20. Web site: Godwin . Hugh . 2022-10-17 . Slade, Watson, Marchant and Daly all miss out on England squad as Jones favours form . 2023-08-07 . inews.co.uk . en.
  21. News: Wales defeat disappointing England in Cardiff . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-08-07.
  22. News: Slade left out of England's Rugby World Cup squad . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-08-07.
  23. Web site: Bevan RODD profile and stats . 2023-09-23 . all.rugby . en.

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