Will Carrick-Smith
| Date of birth | 2 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 129 kg (20 st 4 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Blundell's School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||
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Will Carrick-Smith, otherwise known as The Tree, (born 2 April 1992) is a rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He made his debut for the club against London Welsh on 11 November 2012.[2] At 6 ft 11 Carrick-Smith is the tallest professional player currently to be contracted to an English Premiership side.[3] However, the tallest player ever to be contracted to an English Premiership side is Richard Metcalfe, formerly of Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints.[4]
At the end of the 2012/13 season Will Carrick-Smith went out to Australia on loan for the summer with Randwick.[5]
On 25 August 2015, Carrick-Smith signed a permanent deal to join RFU Championship club London Scottish from the 2015–16 season, effectively leaving Exeter.[6] On 17 March 2016, Carrick-Smith signed for Championship rivals Bedford Blues from the 2016–17 season onwards.[7]
References
- ^ "Will Carrick-Smith Premiership Player Profile". web page. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Player Profile Exeter Chiefs". web page. Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Statistics Official Aviva Premiership Website: Tallest Players". web page. Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Who is the tallest international rugby union player ever?". kgbanswers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Player update – April 2013". Randwick Rugby Union Football Club. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "London Scottish sign Exeter Chiefs second-rower Will Carrick-Smith". SW Londoner. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Blues snap up giant lock Carrick-Smith from London Scottish". Bedford Today. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.