Ralph Adams-Hale
| Birth name | Ralph Ian Adams-Hale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kimpton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Roundwood Park School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | King's College London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralph Adams-Hale (born 31 March 1997) is an English former rugby union player who played prop for Saracens and represented England at youth level.
Early life and education
[edit]Adams-Hale lived for much of his childhood in the village of Kimpton, Hertfordshire before moving to St Albans for the Saracens academy squad.
Adams-Hale attended Roundwood Park School and subsequently studied physics at King's College London, although "would have been at Cambridge had it been possible to juggle the logistics".[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Adams-Hale began playing rugby at a young age, playing junior rugby with Harpenden RFC.[2] He played back row when he was a teenager.[2] He continued up to senior level with Harpenden, and also became a key figure in his school First XV.
Adams-Hale was a member of the England under-20 squad that completed a grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[3] Later that year he started for the side that finished runners up to New Zealand in the final of the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[4]
In October 2018 Adams-Hale made his club debut for Saracens in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Leicester Tigers and also featured in the final of that competition as they finished runners up to Northampton Saints.[5][6] At the end of that season he came off the bench in the Premiership final as Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs to retain their title.[7]
After Saracens were relegated for salary cap breaches, Adams-Hale featured in the 2021 RFU Championship play-off victory over Ealing Trailfinders which saw Saracens gain promotion and an immediate return to the top flight.[8]
Due to persistent injuries and on medical advice Adams-Hale was forced to retire from professional rugby at the end of the 2023-2024 season.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Saracens
- England U20
- 1× Six Nations Under 20s Championship: 2017[3]
- 1× World Rugby U20 Championship runner up: 2017[4]
References
[edit]- ^ James, Steve (28 August 2016). "Behind the scenes at Saracens: Premiership champions and a European superclub". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b Metcalfe, Neil (19 April 2019). "Breakthrough just the start for Harpenden's latest Man in Black Ralph Adams-Hale". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b O'Sullivan, John (17 March 2017). "Ireland fight to the last as England claim Under-20 Grand Slam". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b Rowan, Kate (18 June 2017). "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Hancock, Lewis (7 July 2020). "Adams-Hale extends for three years". Saracens. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b Pilnick, Brent (1 June 2019). "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 34-37 Saracens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Saracens 57-15 Ealing: Players 'showed faith in club', says Mark McCall as Sarries promoted back to Premiership". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Saracens pair to retire 'on medical grounds'". BBC Sport. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
   | This English rugby union biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |