Jon Fisher (rugby union) explained

Jonathan Fisher
Birth Name:Jonathan Alexander Travers Fisher
Birth Date:1988 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Kingston upon Thames, England
Height:1.96 m
Weight:115 kg
School:Wellington College
University:Birkbeck College
Ru Position:Flanker, Number eight
Ru Currentteam:Bristol Rugby
Ru Clubyears:2007-2011
2011-2012
2012-2014
2014 -2016
2016-2017
Ru Clubcaps:27
15
21
28
12
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
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(0)
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Ru Nationalyears:2009
Ru Nationalteam:England Saxons
Ru Nationalcaps:1
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Repsevensyears1:2008
Repsevensteam1:England
Repsevenscomp1:Hong Kong
Ru Ntupdate:14 April 2009

Jonathan Fisher (born 15 September 1988 in Kingston upon Thames, England) is a rugby union coach for London Irish. He played at Flanker or No. 8.

He was educated at Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire, where he played for the 1st XV that were eliminated in the Daily Mail Cup at the semi-final stage in 2007. He also played at Lock in the side that got knocked out at the same stage a year earlier.

He was a member of the England Under-20 team that reached the final of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[1] He also played for the England Sevens team at the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens.[2]

He made his club debut for London Irish as a substitute against the Ospreys on 4 November 2007, in the 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup.[3] He also appeared in the Premiership as well as an appearance off the bench for the England Saxons against Portugal.[4]

At the end of the 2010–11 Aviva Premiership, Fisher left London Irish to join the Bedford Blues in the Greene King IPA Championship.Where he stayed for a season and then re-joined London Irish for the 2012/13 season in the 2012-13 Aviva Premiership.

On 1 September 2014, Fisher signed for Northampton Saints from the 2014-15 season.[5] After an impressive first season with Northampton Saints, Fisher was picked to represent England at Twickenham against the Barbarians.[6]

He left Bristol to take a coaching role with London Irish's academy in August 2017.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: England U20 3–38 NZ U20. BBC. 2008-06-22. 2009-07-30.
  2. Web site: England 47–7 Sri Lanka. RFU. 2008-03-29. 2009-07-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120100251/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Sevens_Detail/StoryID/19493. 20 November 2008. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Ospreys 51–16 London Irish. BBC. 2007-11-04. 2009-07-30.
  4. Web site: England Saxons 66–0 Portugal. BBC. 2009-01-30. 2009-07-30.
  5. News: Northampton Saints sign former London Irish flanker Jon Fisher. Sky Sports. 1 September 2014.
  6. News: News | Northampton Saints News .