Will Porter Explained

Will Porter
Birth Name:William Porter
Birth Date:14 December 1998
Birth Place:Philadelphia, USA
Height:1.730NaN0
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Position:Scrum-half
Repteam1:England U17
Repteam2:England U18
Repteam3:England U19
Repteam4:England A
Repyears1:2016
Repyears2:2017
Repyears3:2017
Repyears4:2024–
Repcaps1:1
Repcaps2:5
Repcaps3:1
Repcaps4:1
Reppoints1:0
Reppoints2:5
Reppoints3:0
Reppoints4:0
Ru Ntupdate:17 November 2024
Years1:2016–2022
Years2:2022-2023
Years3:2023–
Clubs1:Wasps
Clubs2:Bristol Bears
Clubs3:Harlequins
Apps1:58
Apps2:6
Apps3:19
Points1:20
Points2:06
Points3:25
Ru Clubupdate:22 April 2024
Ru Currentclub:Harlequins
Occupation:Professional Rugby Player
School:Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

Will Porter (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional rugby union player for Harlequins.[1]

Career

Club career

Porter was born in Philadelphia.[2] At the age of one he moved to England and attended Merchant Taylors' School.[2] At the age of ten he began playing rugby at local club Amersham and Chiltern and later joined the academy of Wasps when he was fifteen.[2]

Harlequins

In April 2024, he scored two tries in Harlequins 42-41 victory over Union Bordeaux Bègles in the quarter finals of the European Champions Cup. It was only the second time overall and the first time away that the club had won a knockout game in the competition reaching the semi finals for the first time.[3] On 27 April 2024, he scored twice as a second half replacement for Danny Care in a Premiership game against league leaders Northampton Saints, in a 41-32 victory for the Big Summer Kick Off fixture hosted at Twickenham Stadium.[4]

International career

In August 2017 Porter scored a try for England under-18 against France.[5]

In November 2024, Porter was named in the England A squad to face Australia A.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Will Porter . ESPN . 28 December 2020.
  2. News: Hotshot: Wasps scrum-half Will Porter . Sarah. Mockford. Rugby World. 9 March 2021. 19 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Investec Champions Cup: Bordeaux 41-42 Harlequins - Quins win thriller to reach semi-finals . BBC Sport . 14 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Harlequins v Northampton Saints - Rugby Union - BBC Sport . BBC . 27 April 2024.
  5. News: Gloucester youngster plays in opening win for England U18s in South Africa. Robert. Iles. Gloucestershire Live. 11 August 2017. 19 September 2022.
  6. Web site: England A squad announcement . RFU . 15 November 2024.