George Catchpole Explained

George Catchpole
Birth Name:George Joseph Catchpole
Birth Date:22 January 1994
Birth Place:Norwich, England
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)[1]
Weight:99kg (218lb)
Ru Position:Centre
Ru Clubyears:2013 - 18
2013 - 14
2014 - 16
Ru Proclubs:Leicester Tigers
Nottingham
Doncaster
Ru Clubpoints:(10)
(10)
(10)
Ru Clubcaps:17
16
11

George Joseph Catchpole (born 22 January 1994)[2] is an English retired professional rugby union player. During his career he played 17 times for Leicester Tigers between 2013 and 2018, as well as appearing for Nottingham and Doncaster.

Catchpole was born in Norwich, and made his senior debut for Leicester as a 19-year-old in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Ospreys.[3] In 2014-15 he was voted as Players' Young Player of the season at Leicester but injury and illness curtailed his career forcing him to retire at only 24.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Catchpole. Leicester Tigers. 15 August 2016.
  2. Web site: George Catchpole. ESPNscrum. 15 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Leicester Tigers team news for LV= Cup opener. Premiership Rugby. 15 August 2016.
  4. Web site: George Catchpole: Leicester centre retires from rugby union. BBC. 19 June 2018. 12 June 2018.