Curtis Langdon

Curtis Langdon

Birth name	Curtis John Langdon
Date of birth	(1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Weston-super-Mare, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School	Priory Community School St Paul's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Northampton Saints Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 London Irish 0 (0) 2015–2016 Henley Hawks (loan) 18 (5) 2016–2022 Sale Sharks 89 (70) 2016–2017 Macclesfield (loan) 8 (0) 2017–2019 Doncaster Knights (loan) 13 (10) 2017–2018 Fylde (loan) 4 (0) 2022 Worcester Warriors 3 (5) 2022–2023 Montpellier 13 (5) 2023– Northampton Saints 27 (45) Correct as of 4 June 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 England U18 5 (5) 2016–2017 England U20 6 (5) 2021– England 2 (0) Correct as of 10 July 2021

Curtis John Langdon (born 3 August 1997)[1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints.

Club career

Langdon began playing rugby age six in Weston-super-Mare at Hornets Rugby club and joined London Irish aged fifteen.[2][3] On 10 August 2016 he left London Irish to join Sale Sharks.[4] Langdon scored a try for the Sale side that defeated Harlequins in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup final.[5]

In March 2022 it was confirmed that Langdon would end his six year spell with Sale to join Worcester Warriors.[6] Shortly after this transfer Worcester encountered financial issues and in October 2022 his contract along with every other Warriors player was terminated.[7] He subsequently joined Montpellier for the remainder of their 2022–23 Top 14 season.[8]

After one campaign in France it was announced in January 2023 that Langdon would leave to join Northampton Saints.[8] In his first season at the club he played in their 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final elimination against Leinster.[9] That same month, he was named in the Premiership Rugby Team of the Season for the 2023–24 campaign.[10] He then started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final which saw Northampton defeat Bath to become league champions.[11]

International career

Langdon represented England under-18 at the 2015 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship.[2] The following year saw him score a try for the England under-20 team against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] Langdon was a member of the side that completed a grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[13][14]

In June 2021 Langdon was included in the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones.[15] On 4 July 2021 Langdon made his Test debut starting against the United States at Twickenham.[16] A week later he made a second appearance in a victory over Canada.[17]

In January 2025, following an injury to Jamie George, he was called into the senior training squad for the 2025 Six Nations.[18]

Honours

Northampton Saints

• 1× Premiership Rugby: 2023–24[11]

Sale Sharks

• 1× Premiership Rugby Cup: 2019–20[5]

England U20

• 1× Six Nations Under 20s Championship: 2017[14]

References

1. "Curtis Langdon ESPN profile". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. "Young Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul's & London Irish hooker". The Rugby Paper. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
3. Kitson, Robert (11 October 2024). "Northampton's Curtis Langdon: 'The next England opportunity I get, I'll be in for good'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
4. "Curtis Langdon: Sale Sharks sign ex-London Irish hooker". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
5. "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
6. "Worcester Warriors: Sale pair Curtis Langdon and Cameron Neild to move to Sixways". BBC Sport. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
7. Kitson, Robert (5 October 2022). "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester |". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
8. "Curtis Langdon: Northampton sign England hooker from Montpellier". BBC Sport. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
9. Bradley, Jonathan (4 May 2024). "Leinster beat Saints to make Euro final with Lowe treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
10. "Premiership Rugby Team of the Season 2023/34". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
11. Hurcom, Sophie (8 June 2024). "Northampton hold off 14-man Bath in Premiership final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
12. "Two unbeaten U20 sides left". Rugby365. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
13. "Under-20 Six Nations: Wales U20 21-37 England U20". BBC Sport. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
14. "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
15. "England squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
16. Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
17. "England 70-14 Canada". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
18. "England Six Nations injury worries grow with George out of Ireland opener". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2025. {{cite web}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help)