Nathan Michelow

Finn Carnduff
Date of birth (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 19)[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)[3]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Saracens ()
2023-Ampthill (loan) ()
Correct as of 16 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023– England U20

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[edit]

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

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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