Cassius Cleaves
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| Date of birth | 15 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Cassius Cleaves (born 15 May 2003) is an English rugby union player who plays as a winger for Harlequins RFC and the England national under-20 rugby union team.
Early life
From Wandsworth, Cleaves was named after Muhammad Ali. He began playing rugby union at eleven years-old whilst attending Wimbledon College and by twelve years-old he was playing age grouo rugby with Harlequins and Wimbledon Warriors. He played as Wimbledon College won the Rosslyn Park Sevens. He attended Wellington College, Berkshire from year ten.[2]
Career
Cleaves made a try-scoring debut for Harlequins RFC in March 2022 against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[3] A try he scored the following season, in the same competition, against London Irish, was reported as going viral due to Cleaves' display of pace and footwork after collection the ball in his own half.[4]
International career
He featured for England U-20 at the 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in June and July 2023, scoring tries against Fiji, Australia, and in the semi-final against France.[5]
Style of play
Cleaves has been described as having a “stunning sidestep and blistering pace”.[6]
References
- ^ "Cassius Cleaves". All.Rugby. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (May 8, 2022). "Hotshot: England U20 wing Cassius Cleaves". Rugby World. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Moore, Peter (March 30, 2022). "Late Quins fightback not enough to grab victory over Sharks". Prostinternatiomal.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Harlequins teenager stuns social media with pace and footwork". Rugbyonslaught.com. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Coles, Ben (July 10, 2023). "England's next generation: The U20 stars of tomorrow who could break into Steve Borthwick's squad". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ ""The future" – The Telegraph back five England youngsters for 2027 World Cup". Ruck.co.uk. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.