Ethan Caine

Ethan Caine
Date of birth (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)[2]
SchoolKirkham Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Sale Sharks ()

Ethan Caine (born 20 September 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Sale Sharks.

Career

Caine attended Kirkham Grammar School in Kirkham, Lancashire, prior to joining the academy at Sale Sharks.[3] He made his first team debut for Sale in the Premiership Rugby Cup during the 2021-22 season.[4] In February 2023, he extended his contract with Sale.[5]

In September 2023, he scored a try for Sale in their opening game of the Premiership Rugby Cup against Bedford Blues.[6] In October 2023, he scored a try in the Rugby Premiership for Sale on their opening match of the league season against Northampton Saints in a 20-15 victory.[7][8] That season, he also played for Sale in the European Rugby Champions Cup.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Ethan Caine". Its Rugby. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Ethan Caine". all.rugby. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ Jeffreys, Thomas (2 September 2024). "Ethan Caine is the Tom Youngs prototype with 'no ceiling'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Acsdemy hooker signs new deal". Salesharks.com. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Raffi Quirke and Bevan Rodd: England duo among 20 to sign new Sale Sharks contracts". BBC Sport. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup: Second-tier Coventry beat Saracens 28-14 in opening round". BBC Sport. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Sale Sharks hang on to edge Northampton Saints in nail-biting win". Planet Rugby. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Sale Sharks off to winning start". Rugby365. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Bernard Jackman: Much for Leinster to learn as Nienaber seeks physical players". Independent.ie. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.