George Catchpole
Rugby player
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George Joseph Catchpole (born 22 January 1994)[2] is an English retired professional rugby union player. During his career he played 17 times for Leicester Tigers between 2013 and 2018, as well as appearing for Nottingham and Doncaster.
BornGeorge Joseph Catchpole
22 January 1994
22 January 1994
Norwich, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)[1]
Position
Centre
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Catchpole was born in Norwich, and made his senior debut for Leicester as a 19-year-old in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Ospreys.[3] In 2014-15 he was voted as Players' Young Player of the season at Leicester but injury and illness curtailed his career forcing him to retire at only 24.[4]
