Javan Sebastian

Javan Sebastian (born 2 September 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh Rugby.

Javan Sebastian

Date of birth	(1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
School	Queen Elizabeth High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Edinburgh Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2023 Scarlets 68 (10) 2023–25 Edinburgh Rugby 28 (10) Correct as of 29 May 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Scotland 10 (0) 2022 Scotland 'A' 1 (0) Correct as of 28 July 2024

Club career

Sebastian has played for Carmarthen Athletic, Llanelli RFC and Carmarthen Quins.^[1][2][3]

Sebastian has represented Wales at under-16 and under-18 level.^[4] He was then signed as part of the Scarlets academy programme^[5] and made one competitive appearance for the Scarlets against Sale in the LV Cup.^[6]

Sebastian has signed a one-year partnership contract with the Glasgow Warriors which ran until May 2016. It was a full-time professional contract that allowed Sebastian to play for Ayr RFC when not on Warriors duty.^[7]

On 21 February 2023, it was announced that Sebastian would depart the Scarlets and join Edinburgh for the 2023–24 season.^[8]

International career

Born in England , Sebastian is eligible to play for Wales, but also for Scotland through his father, who was born and raised in Edinburgh.^[9]

In June 2021, Sebastian was called up to the Scotland squad for the summer internationals against England A, Romania and Georgia.^[10] He was called up again for the Autumn internationals following the withdrawal of Rory Sutherland due to injury. He won his first cap by coming on as a second half substitute during the Autumn Internationals in a match against Japan on the 20th Nov 2021.^[11]

In 2023 Sebastian was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.^[12]