Ethan Charles A. Waller (born 13 August 1992) is an English rugby union prop who plays for Northampton Saints. He came through the Northampton Saints academy system and made his debut in November 2012 against Harlequins and is the younger brother of Saints prop Alex. He has previously spent time at Coventry and Moseley on dual registration agreements.
Birth name | Ethan Charles A. Waller[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [2] | 13 August 1992||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kettering, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wellingborough School | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Alex Waller (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The young prop's breakthrough season came in 2013/14 while Saints Alex Corbisiero was unavailable due to injury.[3] Pushing his brother, Alex, for the number one shirt at the club in his later years at Saints, Ethan made 95 appearances in a Saints shirt and featured in some of the club's biggest games.
Making a large impact off the pitch with the fans, Waller hosted many charity events while at Saints, including writing a Christmas Pantomime two years running, in which the whole squad performed.[4]
The young prop also helped Saints' second side the Northampton Wanderers lift the Aviva 'A' League trophy in 2016/17, beating Gloucester United in the final at Franklin's Gardens.[5]
It was announced on 19 January 2017 that Waller would leave his first club Saints and join fellow Aviva Premiership side Worcester Warriors for the 2017/18 campaign.[6]
References
edit- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ethan Waller". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ethan Waller". Northampton Saints. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Ethan Waller - Northampton Saints". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Beef Theatre Productions presents A (Saints) Christmas Carol!". northamptonsaints.co.uk.
- ^ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 The Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title". northamptonsaints.co.uk.
- ^ "Official website of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club". Worcester Warriors.[permanent dead link ]
External links
edit- Ethan Waller profile Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Northampton Saints
- Ethan Waller career statistics at Statbunker