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George Furbank
England international rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Arthur Furbank (born 17 October 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a full-back for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and England.[1]
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Early life
Born in Huntingdon, Furbank played his first rugby at Huntingdon RFC, where his family had been involved since the 1950s.[2] From the age of four until sixteen he was educated at Kimbolton School, where rugby was not played. Furbank played other sports, including cricket where he was a talented batsman and was on the books at Leicestershire until under-16 level.[2] He joined Bedford School for sixth form, captaining their rugby 1st XV before linking up with Saints' Senior Academy in 2015.[3]
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Club career
In 2016 Furbank played for Saints in the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens Series campaign, and in 2017 he signed an extended contract with the Midlands side.[4][5]
In November 2017 Furbank made his club debut and scored his first try for Northampton in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Exeter Chiefs.[6] The following season he started in the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Northampton beat Saracens to lift the trophy.[7]
Furbank scored two tries in a 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage game against RC Toulon and later in that campaign started in their semi-final elimination against Leinster.[8][9] At the end of that season he started in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final as Northampton defeated Bath to become League champions.[10]
In April 2025, upon his return from a fractured arm, Furbank scored a try and made two assists in a 51–16 win against Castres in the 2024–25 Champions Cup quarter final.[11]
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International career
Furbank received his first call up by coach Eddie Jones to the senior England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[12] On 2 February 2020 he made his Test debut starting in the opening round defeat against France.[13] He retained his starting place for the last round as England beat Italy to win the tournament.[14]
On 24 February 2024 Furbank started against Scotland during the 2024 Six Nations Championship and scored his first international try.[15] He also started their next fixture against Ireland which saw him score another try.[16]
International tries
- As of 24 November 2024
Honours
- England
- Northampton
References
External links
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