Alex Crockett

Alex Crockett
Birth nameAlex Crockett
Date of birth (1981-11-20) 20 November 1981 (age 43)
Place of birthBath, Somerset, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)[1])
SchoolColston's Collegiate
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2009 Bath Rugby 125 (105)
2010 Bristol 4 (10)
2010–2012 Worcester Warriors ()
2012–2014 Newcastle Falcons ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002 England U21 5 (5)
2006 England Saxons

Alex Crockett (born 20 November 1981 in Bath, Somerset, England) is a former English rugby union player, who played at centre.

Career

Crockett started his professional career at Bath.

He was called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008.[2][3]

He was appointed joint captain (with Michael Lipman) for Bath in the 2008/9 season[4]

Crockett resigned from Bath along with co-captain Michael Lipman, and Andrew Higgins on 1 June 2009[5][6]

On 4 December 2009, it was announced that Crockett had signed a contract with Bristol which will last until the end of the 2009/10 season. Crockett joined Bristol for training in January but was unable to play a competitive game until 1 March 2010.[7]

His first game for his new club came against Nottingham in the British and Irish Cup on 7 March 2010. Bristol won the game with Crockett scoring a try in the first half.[8][9]

Crockett signed for Worcester Warriors on 2 June 2010 on a two-year deal.[10] In 2012, it was announced Crockett would leave Worcester Warriors at the end of the season.

On 23 May 2012, Crockett signed for Newcastle Falcons on a two-year contract for the 2012 to 2013 season.[11] On 20 May 2014, Crockett announced his retirement from professional rugby.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ^ "England Saxons training squad for Italy A". Rugby Football Union. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Guest, Care and Jarvis join Skinner and Brown in England Saxons squad". Quins. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Bristol Rugby profile". bristolrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Bath Rugby Statement". Bath Rugby PLC. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  6. ^ "High profile Bath trio quit club". The BBC. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Bristol Rugby announce signing of Alex Crockett". bristolrugby.co.uk. 4 December 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "It's great to be back, says Crockett after superb debut for Bristol Rugby". thisisbristol.co.uk. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Bristol's hard fought victory extends winning run". bristolrugby.co.uk. 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Warriors snap up centre star Crockett". warriors.co.uk. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Newcastle Falcons sign Worcester centre Alex Crockett". BBC Sport. 23 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Newcastle Falcons centre Alex Crockett retires". BBC Sport. 20 May 2014.