Archie Vanes

Archie Vanes (born 16 September 2001)^[1] is an English professional rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in the RFU Championship. He previously played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his preferred position is hooker.^[2]

Archie Vanes

Birth name	Archie Vanes
Date of birth	(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Burton on Trent, England
School	Brooksby Melton College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Worcester Warriors Youth career - Melbourne RFC - Ashby RFC Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021–2025 Leicester Tigers 18 (50) 2021–2023 → Nottingham (loan) 22 (25) 2024 → Cambridge (loan) 5 (10) 2025– Worcester Warriors () Correct as of 15 June 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2020 England U18 2021 England U20 4 (0) Correct as of 19 December 2022

Career

Born in Burton on Trent Vanes first played rugby for Melbourne RFC in Derbyshire before joining Ashby RFC in Leicestershire.^[3] He represented England at under 18s level,^[3] and in 2021 played for England U20 in the 2021 Six Nations.^[4]

Vanes made his Leicester debut on 13 November 2021 as a replacement in a game against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Rugby Cup. He made his league debut on 18 November 2023 as a late replacement against Northampton Saints, and made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 17 December 2023, where Vanes scored a hat trick of tries as Leicester beat Stade Francais Paris 27–24.^[5] He was the first Leicester player to score a hat trick on their European debut.^[6]