Joe Batley
| Birth name | Joseph Batley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Batley (born 27 June 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays at lock, Flanker or Number 8 for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears.[1]
Career
[edit]Batley played for the England U18 side that won the 2014 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship.[2] The following year he was a member of the England U20 team that won the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[3][4] Batley was initially included in the squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship however illness ruled him out of attending the tournament.[5]
Batley was a graduate of the Gloucester academy and in 2017 left to sign his first professional contract with local rivals Bristol.[6][7] In his first season at the club Bristol won the 2017–18 RFU Championship to secure promotion to the top flight.[8]
Batley joined Worcester Warriors for the 2020–21 season.[9] In May 2022 he started for the Warriors side that beat London Irish in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup to win Worcester their first ever top-flight trophy.[10]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[11] Following the termination of his contract at Worcester it was confirmed that Batley had returned to Bristol Bears.[1][12]
In November 2024 Batley was selected for the England A squad however an injury sustained playing for Bristol against Australia A ruled him out of their side.[13]
Honours
[edit]- Worcester Warriors
- Bristol
- England U20
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Joe Batley: Bristol Bears sign ex-Worcester Warriors forward following club's troubles". BBC Sport. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "England U18s name squad for European Championship". The Rugby Paper. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Six Nations 2015: Wales U20 21-15 England U20". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b Malin, Ian (20 March 2015). "England win Under-20 Six Nations title for fourth time in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Late change for England U20". Rugby365. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Joe Latta and Joe Batley: Bristol sign Gloucester pair for 2017-18". BBC Sport. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Joe Batley: Forward signs three-year extension to stay at Bristol". BBC Sport. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Bristol promoted back to Premiership after Ealing defeat". BBC Sport. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Joe Batley: Worcester Warriors sign Bristol Bears forward for 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ a b Peddy, Chris (17 May 2022). "London Irish 25-25 Worcester Warriors: Worcester win Premiership Rugby Cup with most tries after extra time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (5 October 2022). "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Joe Batley returns to Bristol Bears". Bristol Bears. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Bristol lock Batley out with fractured leg". BBC Sport. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.