Sean Reffell
| Birth name | Sean Daniel Reffell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Farnborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Harrow School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean Reffell (born 4 November 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship side Ulster.
Rugby career
[edit]Reffell came through the academy of Saracens and made his club debut in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Sale Sharks in November 2017.[1][2] In 2017 he also made his debut for the England under-18 side and would go on to make an appearance for England under-20 in a defeat against Scotland during the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[3][4]
Reffell holds the Saracens club record for most tackles in a game with 39 against Worcester Warriors during a Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final in March 2019.[2] He came off the bench in the final of the competition which they lost to Northampton Saints.[5] After Saracens were relegated in 2020 for salary cap breaches, Reffell featured in the RFU Championship play-off victory over Ealing Trailfinders which saw Saracens gain promotion and an immediate return to the top flight.[6][7] His performances during this campaign saw him win their young player of the season award for 2020–21.[2]
Reffell is an Irish-qualified player and joined Ulster for the 2022–23 season.[2][8] He made 42 tackles in a single game, on 1 January 2023 against Munster.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sean Reffell commits future to Saracens". Premiership Rugby. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ekin, Kim (31 December 2021). "Ulster sign highly rated Irish qualified, ex-England U20s star Sean Reffell". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Charlie (5 March 2017). "England U18 secure impressive win over France". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Lawton, Andrew (23 February 2018). "England beaten 24-17 by Scotland in Under-20s Six Nations". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Championship play-off final: Ealing Trailfinders 0-60 Saracens - Ruthless Sarries close in on Premiership return". BBC Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Saracens 57-15 Ealing: Players 'showed faith in club', says Mark McCall as Sarries promoted back to Premiership". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Bradley, Jonathan (4 January 2022). "Ulster Rugby shorts: Sean Reffell signing explained as Stuart McCloskey targets quick return". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Round 12 Statmaster Preview", United Rugby, 5 January 2023
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