George Merrick (born 4 October 1992) is a professional rugby union player.
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| Birth name | George Merrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carshalton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Carshalton Boys Sports College Whitgift School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Merrick made his senior debut for Harlequins against Wasps during the 2013 London Double Header held at Twickenham Stadium.[1]
He was part of the England U20s squad that won the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[2] He then travelled to South Africa that same year for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]
On 4 January 2019, Merrick signed a two-year contract for Clermont lasting until 2021.[4] However, after a season spent in France, Merrick chose to return to England to sign for Worcester Warriors back in the Premiership Rugby ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5]
ON 1 December 2022, Merrick left Newcastle with immediate effect to return to France to join Carcassonne in the second-tier Pro D2 competition during the 2022-23 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Wasps 15-16 Harlequins". BBC Sport. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "George Merrick England U20s Six Nations squad". Rugby World. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "George Merrick in 2012 Junior World Championships". Carshalton Boys. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "George Merrick to switch to Clermont Auvergne from Harlequins at end of season". Talking Rugby Union. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "George Merrick and Marc Thomas: Worcester Warriors bolster forward options with double signing". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "George Merrick est Carcassonnais !" (in French). US Carcassonne. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.