Alex Lewington
.jpg) Leicester Tigers wing Alex Lewington outfoxes the London Irish defence during an LV= Cup pool match at Welford Road, Leicester on Sunday 18th November 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Alexander Lewington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 September 1991[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Royal Holloway, University of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander "Alex" Lewington (born 20 September 1991 in Nottingham, England)[3] is a rugby union player who plays rugby for Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership as a winger.
Lewington's career started with Leicester Tigers, making appearances in the LV= Cup. Lewington then signed for London Irish for the 2013-14 season.[4] Lewington scored 10 tries in 10 games on his return from injury in the 2016-17 season before scoring two awesome tries in the Championship play-off final.[5] In January 2018, it was announced that Lewington would join Saracens for the 2018-19 season.[6] He has since re-signed with the club until at least the end of 22-23 season.[7]
Lewington played internationally for England Saxons and has said that he wanted to make the elite England international squad, and was very surprised when his great performances for Saracens were overlooked by the England selectors and Eddie Jones.[8] He hit the ground running at Saracens in 2018, scoring loads of tries and 45 points in all competitions by the end of November 2018.
Currently Lewington is a regular rugby player for cup and league matches for Saracens, to be found on the wing.
On the 11th of April 2024, Alex announced his retirement from professional rugby at the end of the 2023-24 season after a successful stint with Saracens where he won two Premiership titles, one Championship title along with a Champions Cup title.[9]
References
- ^ "Alex Lewington". London Irish. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ rugby, SARL It's. "Rugby - Player statistics Lewington Alex - club stats". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Alex Lewington". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "London Irish sign Leicester's Stevens, Harris & Lewington". BBC Sport. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Alex Lewington". London Irish. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Saracens seal signing of London Irish winger Lewington". Premiership Rugby. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Lewington re-signs with Saracens". Saracens. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Alex Lewington hoping Saracens switch will boost England chances". Evening Standard. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Alex Lewington: Saracens winger to retire at end of current season". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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