Position
Center
Test Caps
26
Club
Stade Francais Paris
![Joe Marchant Secondary Image](https://rfu.widen.net/content/7149138f-200b-40a3-b383-b065d50dfa22/web/59a36f6e-8f87-49f7-9410-8994fffdca13.jpg)
Age
28
Height
183
Weight
95
U20 Caps
13
U18 Caps
8
Joe Marchant
Not many players have featured in every back-line position as well as hooker and open side flanker, but Joe Marchant has done just that.Winchester-born, he has now switched to centre, though wore the number 10 shirt when making a try-scoring England U18 debut against Scotland in 2014. He played a starring role at the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championships and scored twice in the final against Ireland in Manchester. As well as his rugby achievements, Joe has a black belt in Wada Ryu Karate (2011), represented Hampshire in the discus, shot put and hammer (2010-12) and was an English Schools finalist in gymnastics in 2010. He featured for an England XV against the Barbarians in the summer of 2019 and made his Test debut in England’s World Cup warm-up game against Wales at Twickenham. Recently, Marchant was named in Steve Borthwick’s squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
England statistics
1542
Mins played
59.31
Avg. Min. Per Game
15
Wins
0
Draws
11
Losses
Attack
Points
0
Tries
0
Try assists
0
Defenders Beaten
0
Carries
0
Metres carried
0
Avg. Meters Per Carry
0
Clean Breaks
0
Open Play
Passes
0
Offloads
0
Pass Success
0%
Defence
Tackles
0
Turnovers
0
Tackle Success
0%
- Career Path
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2013 Harlequins A Harlequins U18
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2014 England U18 England U19
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2015 England U20 Harlequins London Scottish
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2019 England Saxons England
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2020 Blues
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2022 Barbarians
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2023 Stade Francais Paris
![Orlando Bailey](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Orlando
Bailey
Bath Rugby
U20 Caps
5
Age
22
![Oscar Beard Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/0023a20e-373d-4f56-a5c4-cd801e1ef410/web/4a30aa6c-8f53-4030-81ae-8b5466966985.png)
Oscar
Beard
Caps
0
![Max Ojomoh Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/fdfe6830-2f2d-4bd0-9ee9-1274b83ee3d5/web/d0d826a6-7786-4304-a2b5-8060dea9b2a3.png)
Max
Ojomoh
Bath Rugby
U20 Caps
4
Age
23
![Manu Tuilagi Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/8711dcee-3eab-4eda-85a7-6ff3e943ac93/web/b047967d-f2e0-4087-b497-4ef9ee60784a.png)
Manu
Tuilagi
Sale Sharks
Caps
60
Age
33
![Fraser Dingwall Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/444200d0-1345-41de-9d20-78227cc2063b/web/10beb3cb-5ed3-4b1f-95d4-5def501b3157.png)
Fraser
Dingwall
Northampton Saints
Caps
2
Age
25
![Ollie Lawrence Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/799fbfcc-023a-4a84-a103-1b4b0281a0ad/web/4b3ee8d8-6ce8-495a-a502-2e5435270442.png)
Ollie
Lawrence
Bath Rugby
Caps
27
Age
24
![Henry Slade Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/73a47635-89e2-45b2-8b49-0e3c82696981/web/aa7255d0-d56f-4010-9ed2-9a07d0bc7b32.png)
Henry
Slade
Exeter Chiefs
Caps
65
Age
31
![Luke Northmore Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/7f672ed4-9d9a-49b1-bd40-a0e03fe00753/web/8399296c-544b-47b9-9a86-43b9c7b00d4f.png)
Luke
Northmore
Harlequins
Caps
0
Age
27
![Position guide](https://rfu.widen.net/content/f7af93a7-688a-457b-a435-9a9b10b41dd1/web/Centre.png)
What is a Center?
The inside centre, who wears 12, and outside centre, wearing 13, have similar roles but often specialise. The 12 becomes first receiver if the fly half is unavailable and is generally larger, able to tackle big opponents, take the lead and distribute the ball for tactical advantage. The outside centre is robust and able to step around defenders at pace, adaptable and with the speed of a wing.
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