Luke Arscott

Luke Arscott

Date of birth	(1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Plymouth, England, UK
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb) [1]
Notable relative(s)	Tom Arscott
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2003 Exeter Chiefs 5 (5) 2003–2006 Plymouth Albion 57 (57) 2006–2010 Bristol 82 (60) 2010–2014 Exeter Chiefs 98 (50) 2014–2016 Bath 9 (0) 2015-2016 Bristol Rugby (loan) 15 (5) 2016-2017 Bristol Rugby 0 (0) Correct as of 7 February 2015

Luke Arscott (born 7 July 1984 in Plymouth, Devon) is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship.

His position of choice is as a full-back. He previously played for Plymouth Albion in National League 1, before joining Bristol for the 2006–07 season. In February 2010, Arscott extended his contract at Bristol[2] However, he signed for Exeter Chiefs in June 2010, following Bristol's loss (to Exeter Chiefs) in the Championship final.[3]

Arscott first started playing rugby for Devonport Services RFC in Plymouth before joining the Exeter Chiefs colts teams in 2000. He made his first team debut for Exeter Chiefs as a replacement in 2002. He went on to make four further appearances that season before joining Plymouth Albion.[4]

On 3 June 2014 Luke joined Bath Rugby after leaving Exeter Chiefs. He was subsequently on loan from Bath Rugby to Bristol Rugby for the 2015–2016 season and rejoined Bristol on a permanent basis in the summer of 2016 on a 1-year contract.[5]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
2. "Arscott signs new deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
3. "Exeter sign Luke Arscott and James Phillips from Bristol". London: Guardian.co.uk. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
4. "Luke Arscott says he is "massively excited" about returning to play for Exeter Chiefs". Thisisexeter.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
5. "Luke Arscott: Bath full-back signs Bristol contract for 2016-17 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

External links

• Premiership Rugby Player Profile
• Exeter Chiefs Profile