Luke Arscott (born 7 July 1984 in Plymouth, Devon) is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship.
| Date of birth | 7 July 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Plymouth, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tom Arscott | ||||||||||||||||||||
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His position of choice is as a full-back. He previously played for Plymouth Albion in National League 1, before joining Bristol for the 2006–07 season. In February 2010, Arscott extended his contract at Bristol[2] However, he signed for Exeter Chiefs in June 2010, following Bristol's loss (to Exeter Chiefs) in the Championship final.[3]
Arscott first started playing rugby for Devonport Services RFC in Plymouth before joining the Exeter Chiefs colts teams in 2000. He made his first team debut for Exeter Chiefs as a replacement in 2002. He went on to make four further appearances that season before joining Plymouth Albion.[4]
On 3 June 2014 Luke joined Bath Rugby after leaving Exeter Chiefs. He was subsequently on loan from Bath Rugby to Bristol Rugby for the 2015–2016 season and rejoined Bristol on a permanent basis in the summer of 2016 on a 1-year contract.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Arscott signs new deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ "Exeter sign Luke Arscott and James Phillips from Bristol". London: Guardian.co.uk. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Luke Arscott says he is "massively excited" about returning to play for Exeter Chiefs". Thisisexeter.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Luke Arscott: Bath full-back signs Bristol contract for 2016-17 season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2017.