Nathan Michelow Explained

Finn Carnduff
Birth Date:16 May 2004[1]
Height:1.89m (06.2feet)[2]
Weight:102kg (225lb)[3]
Position:Flanker
Years1:2022-
Years2:2023-
Clubs2:Ampthill (loan)
Repyears1:2023–
Clubupdate:16 March 2024

Nathan Michelow (born 16 May 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Ampthill on loan from Saracens.

Early life

He attended Coopers School in Upminster, Essex. He joined the academy at Saracens at the age of 15 years-old.[4]

Career

During the 2022-23 season at the age of 18 years-old he made four Premiership Rugby Cup appearances in the back row for Saracens.[4] He subsequently made his Rugby Premiership debut against Northampton Saints that season.[5] He then started his first game in the league away at Bath Rugby in May 2023.[6]

During the 2023-24 season he played on loan for Ampthill RUFC in the Rugby Championship.[7]

International career

He was part of the England national under-20 rugby union team which played at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship,[8] and which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nathan Michelow. Its Rugby. 16 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Nathan Michelow. All Rugby. 16 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Nathan Michelow. Ultimate Rugby. 16 March 2024.
  4. Web site: The Rugby Paper. 16 March 2024. Young Guns: Saracens back row Nathan Michelow.
  5. Web site: ROUND 22 PREVIEW: NORTHAMPTON SAINTS V SARACENS. Premiership Rugby. 16 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Bath Rugby 61-29 Saracens LIVE: Reaction as Ollie Lawrence try secures Champions Cup rugby. Somerset Live. 16 March 2024. John. Evely. 6 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Coventry Observer. Coventry beaten at Ampthill despite second-half blitz. 6 November 2023. 16 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Bristol Bears Duo Set For Third-Place Play-Off vs Junior Springboks. Ultimate Rugby. 16 March 2024. July 13, 2023.
  9. Web site: 15 March 2024. Under-20 Six Nations: England come from behind to beat France and clinch title. BBC Sport. 16 March 2024.
  10. Web site: The Times. 'They're all freaks' – the England pack driving towards Under-20 title. Will. Kelleher. 14 March 2024. 16 March 2024.