Jonny Weimann
| Date of birth | 28 March 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonny Weimann (born 28 March 2006) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a scrum half for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.
Early life
[edit]He was educated at Bedford School and started playing rugby union when he was four years-old.[3] He was a youth player at Saracens prior to his release when he was 16 years-old, after which he joined the rugby academy at Northampton Saints.[4]
Club career
[edit]He made his senior debut for Northampton Saints against Sale Sharks in March 2024, and signed his first senior contract with the club in May of that year, ahead of the start of the 2024-25 season.[3]
He played on loan at RFU Championship side Bedford Blues in 2024.[5] He went on to make four Premiership appearances during the 2024-25 season for Northampton and made his first Premiership Rugby start in May 2025, in a 42-14 defeat away against Exeter Chiefs.[6][7]
International career
[edit]He played for England Under-18s in the Six Nations Festival in March 2024.[8]
He made his debut for the England national under-20 rugby union team as a replacement against Scotland U20 in the U20 Six Nations in February 2025.[9] In June 2025, he was named in the England U20 squad for the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonny Weimann". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Jonny Weimann". All.Rugby. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b Carr, Tom (17 May 2024). "Two Bedford School students sign first professional rugby contracts for Northampton Saints". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Young Guns - JONNY WEIMANN NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF". The Rugby Paper. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Carr, Tom (13 June 2025). "Bedford Blues begin their squad rebuild with three familiar faces". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Northampton Saints' Jonny Weimann takes his lead from Alex Mitchell". 1 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Weimann knows Saints is the best club for a young player to be at". Northampton Chrinicle. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Carr, Tom (21 March 2024). "Bedford School's rugby stars named in England U18 squad for Six Nations Festival s". Bedford Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "ENGLAND U20 AND SCOTLAND U20 NAME SIDES FOR ROUND THREE". Sixnationsrugby.com. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Raisey, Josh (19 June 2025). "England name squad for U20 world title defence with 8 champions returning". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 25 June 2025.