Alexander Moon

Alexander Moon

Birth name	Alexander James Moon
Date of birth	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb)
School	St Joseph’s College Sedbergh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Bayonne Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2024 Northampton Saints 59 (5) 2024- Bayonne () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 England U20 2 (0)

Alexander Moon (born 6 September 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 side Bayonne, having departed Northampton Saints after their Premiership-winning 2023-24 season.

Background

Moon began playing rugby during his time at St Joseph's College, Ipswich where he studied from age five to fifteen.[1] He earned a three-year scholarship to Sedbergh School to complete his A Levels and further his rugby development.[2]

Moon comes from a strong rugby family with his father, Jon, coaching Ipswich rugby club and aunt, Vickie, a former physiotherapist for Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie. His uncle played for the rugby league side, Bradford Bulls.[3]

Club career

In 2015 Northampton Saints confirmed that Moon would join their senior academy and he was subsequently awarded a senior academy contract at the start of the 2015/16 season.[1][4] In November 2016 he made his senior club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[1][5] Moon was also a member of the Northampton Wanderers side that beat Gloucester United 36–15 to win the 2017 Premiership A League[6] and Exeter Braves the following season to retain the title.[1][7]

In February 2019 Moon signed his first professional senior contract with the Saints[8] and later that season started for the Northampton side that defeated Saracens in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[9]

On 30 January 2024, Moon would leave Northampton to join French side Bayonne in the Top 14 from the 2024-25 season.[10]

International career

Moon represented the England under-20 team in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[11] In January 2020 Moon received his first call-up to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[12]

References

1. "Alexander Moon". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
2. Brammer, Chris (25 March 2015). "Eastern Counties boys excelling with Northampton Saints' academy". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
3. "Alex Moon". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
4. "Northampton Saints: Harry Mallinder among 13 players to sign new deals". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
5. Jamieson, Stuart (6 November 2016). "Newcastle Falcons 16-24 Northamton Saints report: Falcons can't build on early promise". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
6. "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 The Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title". Northampton Saints. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
7. "Battling Wanderers beat Braves to secure second successive league title". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
8. "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock signs first senior contract". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
9. "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
10. "Alex Moon: Northampton Saints lock agrees move to Bayonne". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
11. Webb, Nick (11 March 2016). "Six Nations: England U20 16-42 Wales U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
12. Jones, Chris (20 January 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2020.