George Merrick | |
Birth Name: | George Merrick |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1992 |
Birth Place: | Carshalton, London, England |
Height: | 2.01m (06.59feet) |
Weight: | 123kg (271lb) |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Ru Currentteam: | Carcassonne |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Mitcham & Carshalton RFC |
Ru Clubyears: | 2013–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021-2022 2022–2023 2023-present |
Ru Proclubs: | Harlequins Clermont Auvergne Worcester Warriors Newcastle Falcons Carcassonne Chinnor |
Ru Clubcaps: | 100 11 7 13 13 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (15) (5) (0) (0) (0) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 20 January 2019 |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2012 |
Ru Nationalteam: | England U20 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 8 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 21 February 2016 |
George Merrick (born 4 October 1992) is a professional rugby union player.
Merrick made his senior debut for Harlequins against Wasps during the 2013 London Double Header held at Twickenham Stadium.[1]
He was part of the England U20s squad that won the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[2] He then travelled to South Africa that same year for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]
On 4 January 2019, Merrick signed a two-year contract for Clermont lasting until 2021.[4] However, after a season spent in France, Merrick chose to return to England to sign for Worcester Warriors back in the Premiership Rugby ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5]
ON 1 December 2022, Merrick left Newcastle with immediate effect to return to France to join Carcassonne in the second-tier Pro D2 competition during the 2022-23 season.[6]