Josh Ovens
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| Date of birth | 11 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Monkton Combe School Milton Abbey School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Laurence Ovens (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua James McLaren Ovens (born 11 July 1989) is an English former rugby union player who played as a flanker.
Education
[edit]Ovens was educated at the Prep School for Monkton Combe School,[1] an independent school for boys and girls up to the age of 13 in Combe Down, a village on the edge of Bath in Somerset. After Monkton Prep, he went to Milton Abbey School,[2][3] an independent day and boarding school in Milton Abbas, near Blandford Forum in Dorset.
Rugby career
[edit]In 2008, Ovens joined Bath, and went on loan to Newbury in the 2008–09 season, where the club won the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier. He later had a spell on loan to Bristol in the 2011 Aviva Championship season, before returning to Bath for the start of the 2012 season. He re-signed with Bristol on a one-year deal after the club facilitated his rehabilitation by allowing him to train with the squad, almost two years after recovering from a potentially career-ending back injury in 2012. Ovens returned to the field in August 2014 against Clifton RFC for the annual pre-season friendly match between the two sides.[4] In March 2016, he went on loan to London Welsh until the end of the season.[5]
After falling out of favour at Bristol, Ovens decided to combine part-time work at his family farm with part-time rugby for Rosslyn Park, where he joined former senior players such as Hugo Ellis and Mark Lilley, dropping down a division to prepare for a future career outside rugby. Ovens has left the door open to returning to professional rugby, continuing to work part-time on his farm while training two days a week before Saturday match days.
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby - Boys play at local, county and national level Publisher: Monkton Combe School. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
- ^ Ovens named in England Under-20 side Publisher: This is Bath.com - (The Bath Chronicle). Published: 2 February 2009. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
- ^ School's double honour Publisher: This is Dorset.com Published: 30 January 2009. Retrieved: 20 April 2013.
- ^ "OVENS PENS ONE YEAR DEAL". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "OVENS JOINS LONDON WELSH ON LOAN AGREEMENT". Bristol Bears RFC. 3 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Josh Ovens at ESPNscrum
- Statbunker profile
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