Justin Clegg

Justin Clegg
Birth nameJustin Alexander Glazier Clegg
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthBirmingham, England
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb)
SchoolBromsgrove School
UniversityDurham University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2022 Worcester Warriors 50 (20)
2019–2020 Hartpury University 3 (0)
Correct as of 11 November 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014 England U17s
2014–2015 England U18s
2015–2017 England U20s 7 (5)
Correct as of 18 November 2020

Justin Clegg (born 11 January 1997) is an English rugby union player who recently played for Worcester Warriors in Premiership Rugby. His main position is lock but has played as a Flanker.

Club career

Justin Clegg joined the Worcester Warriors senior academy ahead of the 2015–16 season before being promoted to the first-team in the summer of 2018. Clegg combined his rugby with a place at Durham University where he studied Geography and captained the 1st XV in his final year.[1]

Clegg made his first-team debut in November 2016 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup defeating Bristol 31–25 at Sixways Stadium.[2]

Clegg missed most of the 2018–19 season with a stress fracture of the back but he returned to form and fitness for the 2019/20 campaign.[3]

He scored his first try in the European Rugby Challenge Cup victory over Enisei-STM in Krasnodar in November 2019.[4] On 2 January 2020, Clegg signed a two-year contract extension with Worcester until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]

On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[6]

International career

Clegg represented England through the U17 and U18 levels.[7] Clegg was also part of the England U20s squad which won the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship, beating Scotland 33–5 in the finals.[8] He was also part of the squad that reached the final of the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, where they were defeated by New Zealand.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Durham 31 – 0 Bath: Palatinates triumph in successful charity opener". 5 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Worcester 31-25 Bristol". Ultimate Rugby. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Justin Clegg: Alan Solomons excited by young Warriors lock". Worcester News. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Enisei STM 14-57 Worcester". Eurosport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Justin Clegg: Worcester Warriors lock signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Young Gun: Justin Clegg – Worcester lock". The Rugby Paper. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Under-20 Six Nations: England beat Scotland 33-5 to win championship". BBC Sport. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ^ "U20 World Championship: New Zealand 64-17 England". Rugby World. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.