Lewis Boyce (born 30 July 1996) is an English professional rugby union player, who plays as a loose-head prop for Premiership Rugby club Bath.
| Birth name | Lewis Andrew Boyce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editBoyce made his debut for Yorkshire Carnegie against Rotherham in 2014 and made 22 appearances in the RFU Championship.[1] Boyce was part of the side that were defeated by London Irish in the 2017 Championship play-off final.[2]
On 14 March 2017 it was announced that Boyce would be joining Harlequins for the 2017–18 Aviva Premiership season.[1] On 18 January 2019, Boyce signed for Premiership rivals Bath from the 2019-20 season.[3]
International career
editIn June 2016, Boyce started for the England U20 side that defeated Ireland in the final of the Junior World Cup.[4][5] In January 2018 he was named in England's squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship opener, against Italy.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Harlequins sign Lewis Boyce from Yorkshire Carnegie". Premiership Rugby. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Championship play-off final: London Irish 55-48 Yorkshire Carnegie (agg: 84-66)". BBC Sport. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Lewis Boyce, Christian Judge, Will Stuart and Mike Williams: Bath sign four forwards". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "England unchanged for U20 final". Rugby Football Union. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England beat Ireland in final". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Six Nations 2018: England name eight uncapped players in squad for Italy". BBC Sport. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.