| Seb Atkinson | |
| Birth Name: | Seb Atkinson |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Bromsgrove, England |
| Height: | 1.890NaN0 |
| Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
| Position: | Inside Centre |
| Amatteam1: | Luctonians |
| Repteam1: | England U18s |
| Repteam2: | England U20s |
| Repyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Repyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 26 July 2023 |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Worcester Warriors |
| Clubs2: | → Stourbridge |
| Clubs3: | Gloucester |
| Apps1: | 8 |
| Apps2: | 0 |
| Apps3: | 12 |
| Points1: | 5 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Points3: | 5 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 26 July 2023 |
| Ru Currentclub: | Gloucester |
| School: | Bromsgrove School |
Seb Atkinson (born 21 May 2002) is an English rugby union player for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby.
Atkinson is a graduate of the Luctonians club in Herefordshire. He joined the Senior Academy at Sixways in the summer of 2020 having captained Warriors to third place in the 2019-20 Premiership Rugby Under-18s Academy League.
Atkinson was due to captain England Under-18s at the end of the 2019/20 season but their programme was cancelled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.[1] [2] He was included in England squad for the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship in Cardiff but was not used in any of their five matches in a Grand Slam-winning campaign. He was named in England Under-20s EPS squad for 2022.[3] [4]
Atkinson joined Stourbridge on a dual registration in October 2021. He made his senior debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup win over Gloucester at Sixways Stadium in December 2021 and his Gallagher Premiership debut as a replacement against Sale Sharks in February 2022.[5] [6]
Due to the club entering administration, all Warriors players had their contracts terminated on 5 October 2022.[7] On 17 October 2022, Atkinson signed for local rivals Gloucester ahead of the 2022–23 season, following his Worcester exit.[8]
Atkinson made his Cherry & White debut in a 38–31 victory against Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby Cup, scoring a brilliant solo try in the process.[9] With a number of notable performances in the Premiership Rugby Cup, Atkinson has since become regular component of the Cherry & White midfield this season, with many appearances to his name across all competitions. At the end of the season, Atkinson was voted as young player of the season by fans.[10]
On 30 March 2023, Atkinson signed a new deal to stay at Kingsholm, thus promoted to the senior squad ahead of the 2023–24 season.[11]